Piazza San Lorenzo
Piazza San Lorenzo is a city square in Florence, Italy, with the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence situated at the centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of San Lorenzo and Laurentian Library.
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.
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.
Medici Chapel
Museum
Photo: Richardfabi, Public domain.
The Medici Chapels are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in the Italian city of Florence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.
Coverciano
Neighborhood
Piazza San Lorenzo
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Florence, Italy
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.77507° or 43° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
11.25406° or 11° 15′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FMHQ7G3+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 73106875OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata 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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