ORSANMICHELE, Church

Hi, I'm James, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through Orsanmichele, which is one of Florence's most artistically cherished churches!

The imposing and original three-story Gothic building you are facing is halfway between Cathedral Square and Piazza della Signoria, and therefore located between the two squares that have been the homes of Florence's religious power and political since the Middle Ages. Animated on the ground floor by large, richly decorated three-arched windows, and on the upper floors by slender double-arched windows, Orsanmichele is an unexpected monumental sculpture museum in the heart of a lively medieval district.

Consider that the importance of this church is especially due to the fact that it's the result of collaboration between medieval corporations, which wanted to contribute to the city's cultural development through a high level of artistic sponsorship....