{"id":14440,"date":"2011-08-09T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T07:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14440"},"modified":"2021-03-07T19:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T03:13:44","slug":"piazza-della-signoria-florence-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14440","title":{"rendered":"Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Piazza della Signoria is the location of the Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) which dates back to the 14th century and now serves as Florence&#8217;s Town Hall. The door to the Palazzo Vecchio is flanked by a copy of Michelangelo&#8217;s <em>David<\/em> and Bartolommeo Bandinelli&#8217;s <em>Hercules and Cacus. <\/em>Nearby, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, stand a number of other sculptures, including Benvenuto Cellini&#8217;s <em>Perseus With the Head of Medusa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Palazzo-Vecchio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14441\" title=\"The Palazzo Vecchio\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Palazzo-Vecchio.jpg\" alt=\"The Palazzo Vecchio\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Palazzo-Vecchio.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Palazzo-Vecchio-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Palazzo-Vecchio-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Palazzo Vecchio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Palazzo Vecchio (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-David.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14442\" title=\"Copy of Michelangelo's David\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-David.jpg\" alt=\"Copy of Michelangelo's David\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-David.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-David-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-David-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Copy of Michelangelo&#8217;s David<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Copy of Michelangelo&#8217;s <em>David<\/em> (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hercules-and-Cacus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14443\" title=\"Hercules and Cacus\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hercules-and-Cacus.jpg\" alt=\"Hercules and Cacus\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hercules-and-Cacus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hercules-and-Cacus-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hercules-and-Cacus-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hercules and Cacus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: <em>Hercules and Cacus<\/em>\u00a0(Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Perseus-with-Head-of-Medusa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14444\" title=\"Perseus with the Head of Medusa\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Perseus-with-Head-of-Medusa.jpg\" alt=\"Perseus with the Head of Medusa\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Perseus-with-Head-of-Medusa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Perseus-with-Head-of-Medusa-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Perseus-with-Head-of-Medusa-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Perseus with the Head of Medusa<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: <em>Perseus with the Head of Medusa<\/em>\u00a0(Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Piazza della Signoria is the location of the Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) which dates back to the 14th century and now serves as Florence&#8217;s Town Hall. 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