Biblioteca Riccardiana

The Biblioteca Riccardiana is an Italian public under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, located inside the at 10 Via de’ Ginori in , in the neighborhood comprising the and the Basilica di San Lorenzo.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library in Florence
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laurentian Library and Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower.

Library
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The is a historic library in , Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici pope Clement VII, the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society. is situated 180 metres southwest of Biblioteca Riccardiana.

Church
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in . Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed by 1436 with a dome… is situated 280 metres south of Biblioteca Riccardiana.

Church
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The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of , Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III. is situated 130 metres southwest of Biblioteca Riccardiana.

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 3 km west of Biblioteca Riccardiana.

Neighborhood
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is a city in the southeastern part of , Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. is situated 3½ km east of Biblioteca Riccardiana.

Biblioteca Riccardiana

Latitude
43.77551° or 43° 46′ 32″ north
Longitude
11.25542° or 11° 15′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ7G4+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3701939229
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q856409
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Biblioteca Riccardiana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة ريكارديانا”
  • Belarusian: “Рыкардзіянская бібліятэка”
  • Chinese: “里卡迪图书馆”
  • Dutch: “Biblioteca Ricardiana”
  • Dutch: “Biblioteca Riccardiana”
  • French: “bibliothèque Riccardiana”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Riccardiana”
  • French: “Bibliothèque riccardienne”
  • German: “Biblioteca Riccardiana”
  • Greek: “Ρικαρδιανή Βιβλιοθήκη”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Riccardiana”
  • Korean: “리카르디 도서관”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Riccardiana”
  • Russian: “Риккардианская библиотека”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Riccardiana”
  • Turkish: “Biblioteca Riccardiana”
  • Turkish: “Riccardiana Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ріккардіанська бібліотека”

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