Magi Chapel

The Magi Chapel is a in the of , Italy. Its walls are almost entirely covered by a famous cycle of frescoes by the Renaissance master Benozzo Gozzoli, painted around 1459 for the Medici family, the effective rulers of Florence.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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 230 metres south of Magi Chapel.

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 Magi Chapel.

Library
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The 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.

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 Magi Chapel.

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 3 km east of Magi Chapel.

Magi Chapel

Latitude
43.77512° or 43° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.25586° or 11° 15′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ7G4+28
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q737232
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Magi Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “贤士小圣堂”
  • Danish: “Magi kapel”
  • Dutch: “Magi Chapel”
  • French: “chapelle des Mages”
  • French: “Chapelle des Mages”
  • German: “Kapelle der heiligen drei Könige”
  • Greek: “Παρεκκλήσιο των Μάγων”
  • Hebrew: “קפלת האמגושים”
  • Italian: “cappella dei Magi”
  • Italian: “Cappella dei Magi”
  • Latin: “Sacellum Magorum”
  • Polish: “Pochód Trzech Króli”
  • Russian: “Капела волхвов”
  • Russian: “Капелла волхвов”
  • Russian: “Капелла Волхвов”
  • Slovenian: “Kapela sv. Treh kraljev, Firence”
  • Slovenian: “Kapela Treh kraljev”
  • Spanish: “Cappella dei Magi”
  • Turkish: “Müneccim Şapeli”
  • Ukrainian: “Каплиця Волхвів”

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