Basilica of San Lorenzo

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The Basilica of San Lorenzo is one of Florence’s oldest and most important churches, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and close association with the powerful Medici family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church
basilica
church
architect Antonio Manetti
Filippo Brunelleschi
Giuliano da Sangallo
Michelangelo
surface form: Michelangelo Buonarroti
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Medici family
burialPlaceOf Cosimo de' Medici
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
other members of the Medici family
cityQuarter San Lorenzo district
commissionedBy Cosimo de' Medici
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
contains Laurentian Library
Medici Chapel
surface form: Medici Chapels

Medici Chapel
surface form: New Sacristy

Old Sacristy
campanile
cloister
high altar
side chapels
country Italy
dedicatedTo Saint Lawrence
denomination Roman Catholic
façadeCommissionedBy Pope Leo X
façadeDesignAttemptedBy Michelangelo
surface form: Michelangelo Buonarroti
façadeMaterial exposed stone and brick
foundedAs early Christian church
function parish church of the Medici family
heritageStatus part of the Historic Centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Florence
Tuscany
historic center of Florence
mainReconstructionStartYear 1419
nativeName Basilica of San Lorenzo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo
near Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
surface form: Florence Cathedral

Palazzo Medici Riccardi
surface form: Medici Riccardi Palace

San Lorenzo Market
notableFeature classical columns with Corinthian capitals
geometrically proportioned nave
modular architectural system by Brunelleschi
unfinished façade
oneOf oldest churches in Florence
originalConsecrationYear 393
patron Medici family
rebuiltInCentury 15th century
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
stylePeriod Early Renaissance
touristAttraction major site in Florence

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Florence hasLandmark Basilica of San Lorenzo
Filippo Brunelleschi notableWork Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Filippo Brunelleschi notableWork Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo
Lorenzo de' Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Laurentian Library locatedInBuilding Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Laurentian Library associatedWith Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Medici Chapel partOf Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Donatello burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Cosimo de' Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Palazzo Medici Riccardi near Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: San Lorenzo Basilica
Cosimo I de' Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Ferdinando I de' Medici placeOfBurial Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Cosimo III de' Medici placeOfBurial Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Basilica of San Lorenzo nativeName Basilica of San Lorenzo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo
Giuliano de' Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Cosimo II de' Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Vittoria della Rovere burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Gian Gastone de' Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana locatedIn Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana namedAfter Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo complex, Florence hasPart Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
San Lorenzo complex, Florence centeredOn Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Chapel of the Princes partOf Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Dawn by Michelangelo locatedIn Basilica of San Lorenzo
subject surface form: Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Dusk by Michelangelo locatedIn Basilica of San Lorenzo
subject surface form: Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Dusk by Michelangelo museumOrSite Basilica of San Lorenzo
subject surface form: Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo complex
Night by Michelangelo locatedIn Basilica of San Lorenzo
subject surface form: Night (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Day by Michelangelo locatedIn Basilica of San Lorenzo
subject surface form: Day (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Madonna and Child by Michelangelo locatedIn Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Archdiocese of Florence hasBasilicaMinor Basilica of San Lorenzo
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo