Galileo’s house

Galileo’s house is an apartment building in Florence, Florence, Tuscany. Galileo’s house is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca della Società toscana di Orticultura, as well as near the museum Villa Bardini.

Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Vasari Corridor.

Uffizi Gallery

Museum

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The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria 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. Uffizi Gallery is situated 410 metres north of Galileo’s house.

Vasari Corridor

Museum

Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Vasari Corridor is a 16th-century elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, connecting the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti. It was designed by, and named for, architect Giorgio Vasari to allow Duke Cosimo I de' Medici to move undisturbed between both palaces. Vasari Corridor is situated 350 metres northwest of Galileo’s house.

Piazza della Signoria

Square

Photo: Giuseppe Zocchi, Public domain.

Piazza della Signoria is a W-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Central Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. Piazza della Signoria is situated 540 metres north of Galileo’s house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Monteripaldi.

Statuto

Neighborhood

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Statuto is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km north of Galileo’s house.

Monteripaldi

Hamlet

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Monteripaldi is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Galileo’s house.

Isolotto

Suburb

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Isolotto is a residential district in the southwestern part of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It forms part of Quartiere 4 and is one of the city's best-known post-war neighbourhoods. Isolotto is situated 3½ km northwest of Galileo’s house.

Galileo’s house

Type: Apartment building
Description: building in Florence, Italy
Categories: Palazzo, building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.76471° or 43° 45′ 53″ north

Longitude

11.25564° or 11° 15′ 20″ east

Open location code

8FMHQ774+V7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 119219998

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q3661288

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Galileo’s house” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Casa di Galileo Galilei”
French: “maison de Galilée”
French: “Maison de Galilée”
Italian: “Casa di Galileo (Firenze)”
Italian: “Casa di Galileo Galilei”
Turkish: “Casa di Galileo Galilei”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca della Società toscana di Orticultura and Villa Bardini.

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