Of course, the temple is the main object of the square. But there is much more interesting. Next to the temple is a large monument of Dante made of white marble. Once the Florentines drove him out of the city, and now glorify him. The fountain, designed by architect and artist Pierre Maria Baldi, appeared on the square in 1673. The new pool, lined with very beautiful polychrome marble, appeared in 1816, when another architect, Giuseppe Del Rosso, was commissioned to restore and modernize the fountain. At the same time, steps were added to the pool on both sides and a fence appeared.
Above the bowl of the fountain rises a lily flower, crowned with an elegant ducal crown. On the sides of the pool are two more fountains, which, unlike the main decorative fountain, served for practical purposes. Their bowls are made in the form of a sink, and the source of water is a marble lion's head.
On the right side of the square is the Palazzo del Antella.
The building that can be seen today is the result of repeated reconstructions and mergers of individual medieval houses into a single structure. At the beginning of the XVII century the palace passed to Senator Niccolo del Antelli as a dowry wife. He bought the neighboring houses and in 1619 commissioned the architect Giulio Parigi to design a palace that would connect all the houses. The new facade was completely painted with frescoes. They were created in just 20 days by a team of 13 artists led by Giovanni da San Giovanni. Among the plots - allegorical figures, flowers, plants, cherubs, arabesques. The main idea is to glorify the virtues of the Medici family and power. Above the main entrance is a bust of Cosimo II Medici.
A marble disk has been preserved on the faç ade, showing the middle of a Florentine football field.
And now every year on June 24 in the square is a tournament of four districts of Florence, which is considered the toughest sport in the world.
Above the bowl of the fountain rises a lily flower, crowned with an elegant ducal crown. On the sides of the pool are two more fountains, which, unlike the main decorative fountain, served for practical purposes. Their bowls are made in the form of a sink, and the source of water is a marble lion's head.
On the right side of the square is the Palazzo del Antella.
The building that can be seen today is the result of repeated reconstructions and mergers of individual medieval houses into a single structure. At the beginning of the XVII century the palace passed to Senator Niccolo del Antelli as a dowry wife. He bought the neighboring houses and in 1619 commissioned the architect Giulio Parigi to design a palace that would connect all the houses. The new facade was completely painted with frescoes. They were created in just 20 days by a team of 13 artists led by Giovanni da San Giovanni. Among the plots - allegorical figures, flowers, plants, cherubs, arabesques. The main idea is to glorify the virtues of the Medici family and power. Above the main entrance is a bust of Cosimo II Medici.
A marble disk has been preserved on the faç ade, showing the middle of a Florentine football field.
And now every year on June 24 in the square is a tournament of four districts of Florence, which is considered the toughest sport in the world.
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