This was the main palace for the Medicis during the Renaissance.
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A
view of the tower from the central courtyard |
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One
of the many vaulted grotesques |
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This
is a copy of Michelangelo's David - the original once stood here and now
is in the Academia |
The Palazzo Vecchio is heavily decorated with grotesques - these are interesting little vignettes painted on the walls and modeled after the wall paintings found in Nero's house.
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