Michelangelo square

Description

Piazzale Michelangelo is the panoramic terrace of the city of Florence. It is located on the hill of San Miniato and offers one of the most beautiful views of Florence at any time of the day and in any season. Here you can admire all the bridges, including Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and the other architectural elements that characterize the skyline of the city.


Piazzale Michelangelo was built in the second half of the nineteenth century based on a design by the architect Giuseppe Poggi, in charge of the renovation works of the city of Florence, the capital of Italy at the time. It was in that same period that the ring roads were created as well as the Viale dei Colli and Repubblica square.


In Poggi's original design, the large piazza was to become a monument to the great Michelangelo, so much so that the loggia, now a panoramic restaurant, was designed to be a Michelangelo museum. At the center of Piazzale Michelangelo there are bronze copies of the artist's extraordinary works: the great bronze David turns his gaze towards the city, while on the sides of the pedestal there are the four allegories of day, splendid sculptures created by Michelangelo for the Medici Chapels of San Lorenzo.


Piazzale Michelangelo can be reached on foot from the center of Florence with a nice walk, along Poggi’s ramps that climb the hill which start from San Niccolò tower. Below the Piazzale is the Rose Garden, where some bronze works by Folon are exhibited and from which you can enjoy another spectacular view of the city. On the right side of the square, looking towards the city, you can see the Iris Garden, which can only be visited during the blooming of these wonderful flowers from about April 25 to May 20 of each year.


Where is it?

Piazzale Michelangelo, 50122, Firenze


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