Nonfinito - "without end", "unfinished". This is the name of one of the most prominent and large palaces in Florence. Alessandro Strozzi bought several houses and towers in 1592. They were demolished, and in July 1593 construction began on a large palace designed by Bernardo Buonalenti. The works were supervised by Matteo Nigetti. By 1600, the first floor was built, a portal on the side of Borgo della Albici. Then the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi received an order to complete the project, and the work was supervised by Giovanni Battista Cacchini. After his death in 1612, Nigetti returned to work.
Both projects provided for two more floors, a different kind of facade and interiors. The Medici family tried to ban the construction of such a pompous facility near their palaces.
In 1814 the palace was sold to the Royal Government of Tuscany. Customs and other institutions were located here.
In 1850, it housed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the prefecture and other government agencies. During the period when Florence was the capital of Italy (1865-1871), it housed the Council of State. From 1901 to 1911 the post office, in 1919 transferred to the University of Florence. Since 1924 - the National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology. The palace was damaged during the war in 1944, and restoration work has been carried out several times.
The palace has two facades with magnificent portals. The ground floor is rusted, with large windows on brackets and sandrikas - partly triangular, partly zoomorphic in shape, resembling a bat. At the corner of the palace is a sculptural group by Giovanni Battista Cacchini, two female figures supporting the large coat of arms of the Strozzi family.
Both projects provided for two more floors, a different kind of facade and interiors. The Medici family tried to ban the construction of such a pompous facility near their palaces.
In 1814 the palace was sold to the Royal Government of Tuscany. Customs and other institutions were located here.
In 1850, it housed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the prefecture and other government agencies. During the period when Florence was the capital of Italy (1865-1871), it housed the Council of State. From 1901 to 1911 the post office, in 1919 transferred to the University of Florence. Since 1924 - the National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology. The palace was damaged during the war in 1944, and restoration work has been carried out several times.
The palace has two facades with magnificent portals. The ground floor is rusted, with large windows on brackets and sandrikas - partly triangular, partly zoomorphic in shape, resembling a bat. At the corner of the palace is a sculptural group by Giovanni Battista Cacchini, two female figures supporting the large coat of arms of the Strozzi family.
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