Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence
The Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere is an Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble, by Baccio Bandinelli and his workshop, now in Piazza San Lorenzo in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli and workshop
- Also known as: “Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere” and “Statue of Giovanni delle Bande Nere”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laurentian Library and Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower.
Laurentian Library
Library
Photo: Richardfabi, Public domain.
The Laurentian Library is a historic library in Florence, 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. Laurentian Library is situated 120 metres southwest of Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence.
Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower
Church
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in Florence, Italy. Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed by 1436 with a dome… Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower is situated 240 metres southeast of Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence.
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Church
Photo: Nelson Pérez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of Florence, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.
Isolotto
Suburb
Coverciano
Neighborhood
Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence
- Categories: fountain, sculpture, and tourism
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.775° or 43° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
11.25502° or 11° 15′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8FMHQ7G4+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 5099319932OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3862616
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乔瓦尼·达莱·班德·内雷纪念碑”
- Dutch: “Statue of Giovanni delle Bande Nere”
- Hungarian: “Giovanni delle Bande Nere szobra”
- Italian: “Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Firenze”
- Italian: “Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere”
- Italian: “Statua di Giovanni delle Bande Nere”
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