Vasari Corridor
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The Vasari Corridor is an elevated, enclosed passageway in Florence that was built in the 16th century to connect key Medici palaces and allow the ruling family to move privately above the city streets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasari Corridor canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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elevated enclosed passageway ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| access | restricted guided visits for many years ⓘ |
| architect | Giorgio Vasari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Palazzo Pitti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palazzo Vecchio NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponte Vecchio NERFINISHED ⓘ Uffizi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1565 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1565 ⓘ |
| contains |
artworks
ⓘ
self-portrait paintings collection ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | Arno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
privacy of the Medici family
ⓘ
security of the Medici family ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic buildings and structures in Florence
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture in Florence ⓘ Tourist attractions in Florence ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
museum passageway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage of Florence ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1 kilometre ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Giorgio Vasari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elevated continuous walkway above the city
ⓘ
integration with existing urban fabric ⓘ |
| owner | Italian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Uffizi complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesBy | Santa Felicita church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesOver | Florentine streets ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow the Medici family to move privately above the city streets
ⓘ
to connect key Medici palaces in Florence ⓘ |
| region | Central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsAbove | Ponte Vecchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Florence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.