Cappella dei Principi

The Cappella dei Principi is the mausoleum of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany and their families and is part of the museum complex of the , adjacent to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: chapel in the Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence
  • Also known as: “Cappella di S. A. R. Nominata di S. Lorenzo (Florence)” and “Chapel of the Princes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Medici Chapel and Laurentian Library.

Museum
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The Medici Chapels are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the , in the Italian city of .

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.

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.

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 Cappella dei Principi.

Suburb
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is a city quarter in the northwestern part of , Italy. It was part of the former comune of Pellegrino until 1865, when it became a part of the comune of . is situated 3½ km northwest of Cappella dei Principi.

Cappella dei Principi

Latitude
43.77502° or 43° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.25336° or 11° 15′ 12″ east
Wheelchair access
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Open location code
8FMHQ7G3+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24883267
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q19521341
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Cappella dei Principi” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Cappella dei Principi”
  • Czech: “Cappella di S. A. R. Nominata di S. Lorenzo (Florence)”
  • Czech: “Knížecí kaple”
  • French: “chapelle des Princes”
  • French: “Chapelle des Princes”
  • German: “Fürstenkapelle”
  • Greek: “Παρεκκλήσιο των Πριγκίπων”
  • Italian: “Cappella dei Principi”
  • Turkish: “Principi Şapeli”

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