Piazza del Mercato Centrale

Piazza del Mercato Centrale is a square in , , . Piazza del Mercato Centrale is situated near the police station , as well as near the food court .
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Florence, Italy
  • Also known as: “Piazza del Mercato Vecchio” and “Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Laurentian Library and Basilica of San Lorenzo.

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 240 metres south of Piazza del Mercato Centrale.

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 180 metres south of Piazza del Mercato Centrale.

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 430 metres southeast of Piazza del Mercato Centrale.

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 residential district in the southwestern part of , , Italy. It forms part of Quartiere 4 and is one of the city's best-known post-war neighbourhoods. is situated 3 km west of Piazza del Mercato Centrale.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city 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 Piazza del Mercato Centrale.

Piazza del Mercato Centrale

Latitude
43.77655° or 43° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
11.25409° or 11° 15′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ7G3+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9959911799
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q3902411
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Piazza del Mercato Centrale” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Piazza del Mercato Centrale”
  • French: “place du Marché-Vieux”
  • French: “Place du Marché-Vieux”
  • Italian: “piazza del Mercato Centrale”
  • Italian: “Piazza del Mercato Centrale”
  • Turkish: “Mercato Centrale Meydanı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Corpo di polizia municipale sezione territoriale di Mercato Centrale and Central Market.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bike Sharing and Trattoria Sara.

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