{"id":14015,"date":"2021-11-16T17:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/florencewhatelse.it\/prox_experience\/museo-di-palazzo-vecchio-salone-dei-cinquecento\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T11:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T10:28:01","slug":"palazzo-vecchio-florence-center-of-political-power","status":"publish","type":"prox_experience","link":"https:\/\/florencewhatelse.it\/en\/prox_experience\/palazzo-vecchio-florence-center-of-political-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence: the center of political power"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Tour of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence<\/strong>\u00a0and the <strong>&#8216;Hall of the 500<\/strong>\u201d<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With this <strong>guided tour of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence<\/strong> you will know more about both the city and <strong>Palazzo Vecchio history, <\/strong>you will admire the works of art in the famous Salone dei Cinquecento (\u201c<strong>the hall of the 500<\/strong>\u201d) and in the Grand Ducal apartments and you will discover the life of those historical figures who contributed to make Florence great.<\/p>\n<p>Built as the Palace of Priors, it became known first as <strong>Palazzo della Signoria<\/strong> when it was the symbol of 14<sup>th<\/sup> century Florence Republic and then as <strong>Palazzo Vecchio<\/strong> when the Medici Family, after using it as their private residence, decided to leave it for the more modern and bigger Pitti Palace. Currently it still has a main role both as Florence city hall as well as a museum, given the huge artistic patrimony it houses inside its rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Heart of the civil and political life of the city, <strong>Palazzo Vecchio<\/strong> is still one of the main symbols of <strong>Florence<\/strong>. Other than being the City Hall, this majestic palace is also used as a museum, whose precious rooms hold important <strong>Florence statues<\/strong> and works of art.<\/p>\n<p>It is located in <strong>Piazza della Signoria<\/strong>, one of the most beautiful squares in <strong>Florence<\/strong>, and it was built by the architect Arnolfo di Cambio in the XIII century. <strong>Palazzo Vecchio<\/strong> looks very majestic from the outside, like many other gothic buildings, even though it experienced several changes and adjustments over the years; as a matter of fact, the interior architecture and decoration is mainly realized by Vasari, Medici Family favorite architect, and shows beautiful Renaissance style frescoed rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>guided tour of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence<\/strong> is perfect both for children and adults: there are many legends and curiosities that will thrill even the little ones, such as the history of Palazzo Vecchio tower, used as a prison for Cosimo de &#8216;Medici and Savonarola, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/ticketsmuseums.comune.fi.it\/10_secret-passages\/\"><strong>Palazzo Vecchio secret passages tour<\/strong><\/a> to discover passages that the Medici family used to carry out their private business away from prying eyes.<\/p>\n<p>If you are particularly interested in stories of mysteries and intrigues, take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/florencewhatelse.it\/en\/prox_experience\/secret-florence-tour-of-florence-legendary-places\/\">Secret Florence tour<\/a> and know that if you want you can customize the itinerary by includingalso the<strong> guided tour of Palazzo Vecchio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Infos:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Palazzo Vecchio<\/strong> museum in <strong>Florence<\/strong> is open every day from 09.00 am to 11.00 pm, except on Thursday which is open from 09.00 am to 02.00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why book the guided tour of Palazzo Vecchio in 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