Piazza San Lorenzo

Piazza San Lorenzo is a city square in , , with the situated at the centre.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of San Lorenzo and Laurentian Library.

Church
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.

Library
Photo: Richardfabi, Public domain.
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.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.
is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Piazza San Lorenzo.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in the southeastern part 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 San Lorenzo.

Piazza San Lorenzo

Latitude
43.77507° or 43° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.25406° or 11° 15′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ7G3+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73106875
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q978994
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Piazza San Lorenzo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 圣老楞佐广场
  • Czech: Piazza San Lorenzo
  • Dutch: Piazza San Lorenzo
  • Egyptian Arabic: ميدان سان لورينزو
  • Italian: piazza San Lorenzo
  • Italian: Piazza San Lorenzo
  • Korean: 산 로렌초 광장
  • Turkish: piazza San Lorenzo
  • Turkish: Piazza San Lorenzo
  • Turkish: San Lorenzo Meydanı

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