Palazzo Vecchio
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Palazzo Vecchio is a historic fortified palace in Florence, Italy, that has served as the city's town hall and a symbol of its political power since the Middle Ages.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palazzo Vecchio canonical | 22 |
| Palazzo della Signoria | 4 |
| Palazzo Vecchio complex | 2 |
| Palazzo Vecchio interior | 1 |
| Palazzo Vecchio museum complex | 1 |
| Palazzo Vecchio, Florence | 1 |
| Palazzo della Signoria in Florence | 1 |
| Palazzo della Signoria of Milan | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
palace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ town hall ⓘ |
| architect |
Benedetto Antelami
ⓘ
surface form:
Arnolfo di Cambio
|
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1299 ⓘ |
| containsWork |
frescoes by Giorgio Vasari
ⓘ
sculptures by Donatello (copies) ⓘ sculptures by Michelangelo (copy of Genius of Victory) ⓘ statues in Salone dei Cinquecento ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| faces | Piazza della Signoria ⓘ |
| function |
Florence city hall
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Province of Florence
ⓘ
surface form:
Municipality of Florence
|
| hasPart |
Arnolfo Tower
ⓘ
Hall of Lilies ⓘ Map Room ⓘ Medici apartments ⓘ Salone dei Cinquecento ⓘ Studiolo of Francesco I ⓘ chapel of Eleonora of Toledo ⓘ courtyard of Michelozzo ⓘ secret passages ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
ⓘ
surface form:
Florence Cathedral
Ponte Vecchio ⓘ |
| height | approximately 94 meters (tower) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Historic Centre of Florence ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | 1299 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Piazza della Signoria ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its role as the “old palace” after the Medici moved to Palazzo Pitti ⓘ |
| near |
Arno River
ⓘ
Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
seat of the Priors of the Republic of Florence
ⓘ
seat of the Signoria of Florence ⓘ |
| otherName |
Palazzo Ducale
ⓘ
Palazzo dei Priori ⓘ Palazzo Vecchio ⓘ
surface form:
Palazzo della Signoria
|
| ownedBy | Comune di Firenze ⓘ |
| renovatedBy | Giorgio Vasari ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
became residence of Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century
ⓘ
Giorgio Vasari ⓘ
surface form:
renovated by Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century
|
| symbolOf |
Republic of Florence
ⓘ
political power of Florence ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Palazzo della Signoria
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Palazzo della Signoria
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Palazzo della Signoria
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Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
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Palazzo della Signoria of Milan
this entity surface form:
Palazzo della Signoria in Florence
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Palazzo della Signoria
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Palazzo Vecchio complex
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Palazzo Vecchio complex
subject surface form:
Chapel of Eleonora of Toledo
subject surface form:
Chapel of Eleonora of Toledo
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Palazzo Vecchio museum complex
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Palazzo Vecchio interior