The Palazzo Vecchio (translated into Spanish, Old Palace) is located in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. Inside, the palace houses a museum (Museo dei Ragazzi) that works by Bronzino, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari exposed, among others; offices and City Hall (Comune di Firenze). Originally called Palazzo dei Priori or Palagio Novo, the name was changed to Palazzo della Signoria the main body of the Florentine Republic in the fifteenth century. After it became known as Palazzo Ducale, establishing his residence there Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1540. Then in 1565, renamed Palazzo Vecchio begin to have moved to the Pitti Palace Cosme. The first construction is attributed to Arnolfo di Cambio, which began in 1299 incorporating the old tower on the facade Foraboschi. After the death of Arnolfo, in 1302, the palace was finished by other artists in 1314. The exterior of the building is a cuboid, and the main facade is the Tower of Arnolfo, one of the landmarks of the city . In 1400 the tower and the inner garden had to be rebuilt because they were in danger of collapse. Among his most important rooms, stands the Hall of the Five Hundred, the wall decoration was entrusted to Leonardo da Vinci (The Battle of Anghiari) and Michelangelo (The Battle of Cascina). Unfortunately, none of them was finished, and the walls were covered by fresh at the back decorated by Giorgio Vasari. Coordinates 43 ° 46 9.53 N 11 ° 15 22.22 E, Address: Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy, Opening: 1299
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