A trait of the Vasari Corridor from the Uffizi, seen from Ponte Vecchio. The Vasari Corridor (Italian: Corridoio Vasariano) is an elevated path in Florence which connects Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti, passing over the Uffizi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 465 KB) Summary The banks of the river Arno, seen from the Bridge Santa Trinita; Florence, Italy Own photo - photo made by Georges Jansoone on 13 October 2005 (I think this was taken from the Ponte Vecchio. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 465 KB) Summary The banks of the river Arno, seen from the Bridge Santa Trinita; Florence, Italy Own photo - photo made by Georges Jansoone on 13 October 2005 (I think this was taken from the Ponte Vecchio. ...
Ponte Vecchio over the Arno, Florence. ...
Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...
Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. ...
Early, tinted 20th-century photograph of the Palazzo Pitti, then still known as La Residenza Reale following the residency of King Emmanuel II between 1865–71, when Florence was the capital of Italy. ...
The Uffizi Gallery (Italian Galleria degli Uffizi) is a palace or palazzo in Florence, holding one of the most famous museums in the world. ...
Ponte Vecchio over the Arno, Florence. ...
History and overview
The Vasari Corridor was built in 5 months by order of Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in 1565, under design by Giorgio Vasari. The work was commissioned in connection with the the marriage of Cosimo's son, Francesco, with Johanna of Austria. Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino Cosimo I de Medici (June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574) was the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1537 to 1574, during the waning days of the Renaissance. ...
Giorgio Vasaris selfportrait Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ...
Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 to 1587. ...
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The idea of an elevated path was motivated by the Grand Duke's exigence to move freely from their residence to the government palace, in a city in which his new consensus was not so solid after the abolition of the Republic of Florence. The meat market of Ponte Vecchio was moved to avoid the Gran Duke its smell at the passage, its place being taken by the goldsmith shops that still occupy the bridge. At the latter extremity, the corridor was forced to pass around the Mannelli's Tower, after the staunch opposition of that family to its destruction. Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ...
In the middle of Ponte Vecchio the corridor is characterized by a series of panoramic windows facing the Arno, in direction of the Ponte Santa Trinita. These replaced the smaller windows of the original construction in 1939, by order of Benito Mussolini. Arno can refer to: the Arno River in Italy Arno Bay, South Australia the singer Arno Hintjens the American cartoonist Peter Arno the German sculptor Arno Breker Madame Arno, Parisian artist and fighter. ...
Ponte Santa Trinita. ...
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown. ...
After the Ponte Vecchio the Corridor passes over the loggiato of the church of Santa Felicita: in the at point it had a balcony, protected by a thick railing, facing the interir of the church, in order to allow the Grand Duke family to follow the celebrations without mixing with the populace. Villa Godi by Palladio. ...
In its Uffizi trait the Vasari Corridor is used as exhibition of the Potrait Gallery of the Museum collection.
Gallery Beginning in Palazzo Vecchio. Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. ...
| Passage over Via della Ninna and entrance in the Uffizi. The narrow courtyard between the Uffizis two wings creates the effect of a short, idealized street. ...
| Passage in the galleries of Uffizi's last floor. | | Cover passage on the Lungarno towards in Ponte Vecchio. | Exterior view of the Corridor on the Lungarno degli Archibugieri. | Curve on the Ponte Vecchio. Ponte Vecchio over the Arno, Florence. ...
| Passage over the Arno on Ponte Vecchio. Arno can refer to: the Arno River in Italy Arno Bay, South Australia the singer Arno Hintjens the American cartoonist Peter Arno the German sculptor Arno Breker Madame Arno, Parisian artist and fighter. ...
| Turn around at the Mannelli Tower. | Passage over Lungarno Torrigiani. | Passage over the church of Santa Felicita. | Balcony in Santa Felicita. | Passage on the left of the Grotta del Buontalenti. | Arrival in Palazzo Pitti. Early, tinted 20th-century photograph of the Palazzo Pitti, then still known as La Residenza Reale following the residency of King Emmanuel II between 1865–71, when Florence was the capital of Italy. ...
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See also Giorgio Vasaris selfportrait Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ...
Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino Cosimo I de Medici (June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574) was the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1537 to 1574, during the waning days of the Renaissance. ...
Ponte Vecchio over the Arno, Florence. ...
External links - Page at Florence Museums
- Description of the Corridor (Italian)
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