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Historic Centre of Florence

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Italy
Description:
Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Historic Centre of Florence", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.