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Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square.
Main buildings
Basilica of Santa Croce
The most notable features of the basilica are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs.
It is the burial place of many illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Enrico Fermi, Galileo, Ugo Foscolo, Guglielmo Marconi, Luigi Cherubini, Leon Battista Alberti, Vittorio Alfieri, Gioachino Rossini, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Lorenzo Bartolini, Pier Antonio Micheli, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Giovanni Gentile, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori
On the opposite side to the Basilica of Santa Croce is the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori, rebuilt in the late 15th century by Giuliano da Sangallo, personal architect of Lorenzo de' Medici. In the front of the Palazzo, there is a fountain from the 19th century.
Palazzo dell'Antella
On the southern side of the square is the Palazzo dell'Antella, a long palace with a facade decorated in the early 17th century under the direction of Giovanni da San Giovanni.
Sculptures
Frente a la basílica se encuentra una estatua de mármol que representa a Dante , esculpida por Enrico Pazzi y llamada Monumento a Dante .
Eventos
Cada año, en junio, se prepara un campo de arena para los partidos anuales de Calcio Fiorentino (fútbol histórico). El juego es bastante violento; se permiten el boxeo y la lucha libre, y las lesiones leves son frecuentes.
En 2006, Roberto Benigni recitó la Divina Comedia de Dante junto a la estatua del propio Dante.
Enlaces externos
- página en Florence On Line
- Plazas en Florencia