Perseus holding the severed head of
Medusa, Florence
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy, and the photograph above shows Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa.
About Florence, ItalyFlorence is the capital city and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany. The city lies on the Arno River and is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture. The historic centre of Florence continues to attract millions of tourists each year and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. |
History of Florence
Florence was originally established by Julius Caesar in 59 BC as a settlement for his veteran soldiers. It was named Florentia and built in the style of an army camp with the main streets, the cardo and the decumanus, intersecting at the present Piazza della Repubblica. Situated at the Via Cassia, the main route between Rome and the north, and within the fertile valley of the Arno, the settlement quickly became an important commercial centre.
About ItalyItaly is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Italy has been the home of many European cultures, such as the Etruscans and the Romans, and later was the birthplace of the universities and of the movement of the Renaissance, that began in Tuscany and spread all over Europe. Italy's capital Rome was for centuries the center of Western civilization; it also spawned the Baroque movement and seats the Catholic Church. Today, Italy is a democratic republic and a developed country with the 8th-highest Quality-of-life index rating in the world. It is a founding member of what is now the European Union. |
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Other Pictures of Italy
Other Pictures of Italy include:
- Pictures of Florence, Tuscany
- The Gates of Paradise, Battistero di San Giovanni, Florence
- Giotto’s bell tower, Florence
- Leonardo da Vinci statue in the Piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence
- Niccolo Macchiavelli statue in the Piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence
- The Palazzo Vecchio, Michelangelo's David statue, Florence
- Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa, Florence
- A view from the Ponte Vecchio bridge, Florence
- The Ponte Vecchio bridge, Florence
- The Ponte Vecchio bridge, Florence
- Pictures of Pisa, Tuscany
- Pictures of Rome, Lazio
- Pictures of Venice, Veneto
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