Florence - Church of the Annunciation Santissima Annunziata
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Whereas the religious center of Florence is the Cathedral, and the heart of its politics is the Palazzo Vecchio and the Palazzo della Signoria, the intellectual life of the city is adjudged, quite rightly, to focus on the church of Santissima Annunziata and its square, the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata.
The church of the Annunziata, founded about 1250 as an oratory for the Servite Order and completely rebuilt between 1444 and 1481 by Michelozzo, is an architectural masterpiece, not least because of the unusual ground plan for the church and its cloisters (nave with side chapels, fronted by a large round choir chapel, plus additions); it also contains many superb works of art.
The church of the Annunziata, founded about 1250 as an oratory for the Servite Order and completely rebuilt between 1444 and 1481 by Michelozzo, is an architectural masterpiece, not least because of the unusual ground plan for the church and its cloisters (nave with side chapels, fronted by a large round choir chapel, plus additions); it also contains many superb works of art.
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Address:
Church of the Annunciation, Piazza della SS Annunziata, I-50100 Florence, Italy
Hours:
7am-12:30pm, 4pm-6:30pm; Sun: 7am-12:30pm, 4pm-5:30pm
Tips: Photography prohibited.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit: Bus: 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 20, 25.
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