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on the paintings. The building was flanked by an old family house belonging to the Asini family, demolished around 1870 to widen the road along Palazzo Vecchio. On that occasion the building was also expanded with the creation of the third door (the left) and the construction of a new "slice" of the
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Compared to his models, however, Sangallo was able to modify the use of these elements, making it one of the most successful Florentine buildings of its time. The most innovative element is in the design of the windows: the profile of stones arranged in a radial pattern, which resemble the facets of
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on four sides, there is a 17th-century fountain, which uses water from the Boboli Gardens which also supplies the Fontana del Nettuno. From here begins the monumental staircase to the upper floors. The porch is a statue of Roman Togata.
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Among the decorations inside the palace, there is a fresco and some paintings by Italian and French artists. On the first floor there is also a monumental fireplace which was designed by Sangallo.
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building that increased the number of windows on the facade, creating a similar perspective on Via de' Gondi. Accommodation on the south side had been designed by
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a precious stone. The windows on the second floor were designed slightly wider than the others to compensate for the optical foreshortening.
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there. Today the building still belongs to descendants of the family, but on the ground floor are a bar and other businesses.
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The construction dragged on, and the building remained incomplete for several centuries. At the end of the 17th century
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had lived in one of the destroyed houses and is said to have painted the
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palace
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Piazza della Signoria
Giuliano da Sangallo
Palazzo Medici
Palazzo Strozzi
Antonio Maria Ferri
Matteo Bonechi
Giuseppe Poggi
Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
Corinthian columns
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Tourism
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Museums
Bargello
Casa Buonarroti
Casa Guidi
Galleria dell'Accademia
David
Garden of Archimedes
Loggia del Bigallo
Loggia dei Lanzi
Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

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