Central Italy
Tuscany
Florence

Hercules and the Centaur

Hercules and the Centaur is a work of art in , , . Hercules and the Centaur is situated nearby to the work of art , as well as near .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: sculpture by Giambologna
  • Also known as: “Ercole uccide il centauro Nesso” and “Heracles and Nessus”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Loggia dei Lanzi.

Museum
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The is a prominent art museum adjacent to the in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on the south corner of the in , , adjoining the , and diagonally to the east the Palazzo della Signoria, the political center of the city.

Square
Photo: Giuseppe Zocchi, Public domain.
is a W-shaped in front of the in , . It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Hercules and the Centaur.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Hercules and the Centaur.

Hercules and the Centaur

Latitude
43.76924° or 43° 46′ 9″ north
Longitude
11.25539° or 11° 15′ 19″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ794+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3391028125
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3731233
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Hercules and the Centaur” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Herkules eta Neso zentauroa”
  • Catalan: “​​Hèracles i el centaure Nessos”
  • Catalan: “​​Hèracles i Nessos”
  • Chinese: “赫剌克勒斯与半人马涅索斯战斗”
  • Danish: “Herkules besejrer Kentauren”
  • Dutch: “Hercule tuant un centaure”
  • Dutch: “Hercules en de centaur Nessus”
  • French: “Hercule et le centaure Nessus”
  • French: “Hercule tuant un centaure”
  • Italian: “Ercole con il centauro Nesso”
  • Italian: “Ercole con il Centauro Nesso”
  • Italian: “Ercole e il centauro Nesso”
  • Italian: “Ercole e il Centauro Nesso”
  • Italian: “Ercole e il Centauro”
  • Russian: “Геркулес и Кентавр Несс”
  • Spanish: “Hercules y el centauro Neso”
  • Spanish: “Hércules y el centauro Neso”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rape of the Sabine Women and Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus.

Nearby Places

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