PIAZZA ANNUNZIATA, Square
- Audio File length: 2.23
- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm Ed, 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 Piazza dell'Annunziata, which is one of the most beautiful squares in Florence!
If you're not already in the square, I suggest passing by Via dei Servi to reach it, with the dome of the Cathedral standing out in the background. As you can see, three of the square's four sides are surrounded by a row of "a tutto sesto", or rounded arches, which unites the square as a whole. Even here you can recognize the hand of the great Brunelleschi.
In the center of the square you can admire the equestrian statue of the Grand Duke Ferdinando I that was started by Giambologna and completed by Pietro Tacca in the early 1600s....