Florence - Palazzo dei Capitani di Parte Guelfa (Palazzo di Parte Guelfa)

The palace's Gothic windows, covered stairway and battlements stem from the 14th century. In the power struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines - the opposing camps supporting the Pope or the Holy Roman Emperor - that engulfed the towns and cities of Italy in the 13th century, this house is where the Capitani di Parte Guelfa administered the property confiscated from the defeated Ghibellines.

The 15th century alterations were directed by the architects Brunelleschi and Francesco della Luna.

Inside the medieval palace, nowadays the headquarters of various organizations, there are some splendid rooms with harmonious proportions which were decorated by Giambologna, Luca della Robbia, and Donatello.