Osservatorio Ximeniano
The Osservatorio Ximeniano is an independent measurement and research building specializing in meteorology and geophysics. It is based in Florence, in a part of the former Collegio degli Scolopi, with access from Piazza San Lorenzo.- Type: Historic building
- Description: Observatory in Florence
- Also known as: “Fondazione Osservatorio Ximeniano”, “Ximenian Observatory”, and “Ximeniano”
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 110 metres west of Osservatorio Ximeniano.
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 190 metres southeast of Osservatorio Ximeniano.
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. Basilica of San Lorenzo is situated 110 metres northwest of Osservatorio Ximeniano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.
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Neighborhood
Osservatorio Ximeniano
- Categories: astronomical observatory, technology museum, specialized museum, archives, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.7744° or 43° 46′ 28″ northLongitude
11.2551° or 11° 15′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8FMHQ7F4+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 307153247OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q3348342
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Osservatorio Ximeniano” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Osservatorio Ximeniano”
- Estonian: “Ximenese observatoorium”
- French: “observatoire Ximenes”
- French: “Observatoire Ximenes”
- German: “Ximenian Observatorium”
- German: “Ximeniano”
- Italian: “Firenze Ximeniano”
- Italian: “Fondazione Osservatorio Ximeniano”
- Italian: “osservatorio Ximeniano”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Ximeniano”
- Italian: “Torre dei Rondinelli”
- Slovenian: “osservatorio Ximeniano”
- Slovenian: “Ximenesov observatorij”
- Slovenian: “Ximeniano”
- Urdu: “اوسرواتوریو زیمینیانو”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Liceo classico statale Galileo and Biblioteca dell’Osservatorio Ximeniano.
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