This is a list of the principal squares of

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On the northern bank of the River Arno

In the centre

* '' Piazza del Duomo'': Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic centre of Florence. It is one of the most visited places in

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and the world; here are the

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with the ''Cupola del Brunelleschi'', the

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, the

Florence Baptistry The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John (), is a religious building in Florence, Italy. Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, John the Baptist, it has been a focus of religious, civic, and artistic life since its ...

, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called Piazza San Giovanni. * '' Piazza della Repubblica'': It is a square in the centre of Florence, location of the cultural cafes and bourgeois palaces. Among the square's cafes, the

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cafe has long been a meeting place for famous artists and writers, notably those of

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. * ''

Piazza Santa Croce Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the B ...

'': Dominated by the Basilica of Santa Croce it is a rectangular square in the center of the city. Here the

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is played every year and when can find on this square the Palazzo dell'Antella, the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori (main office of center of Florence quarter) and the Dante's statue. * ''

Piazza della Signoria () is a w-shaped Town Square, square in front of the in Florence, Central Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called . It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reput ...

'': It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the

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and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city. The impressive 14th century

Palazzo Vecchio The ( "Old Palace") is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the , which holds a copy of Michelangelo's ''David'' statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi. Originally called the ''Palazzo della Signoria'', a ...

is still preeminent with its

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tower. The square also has the Loggia della Signoria, the

Uffizi Gallery The Uffizi Gallery ( ; , ) is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of ...

, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia (now the Bureau of Agriculture), and the Uguccioni Palace (16th century, with a facade by

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael ( , ), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of paintings by Raphael, His work is admired for its cl ...

). Located in front of the Palazzo Vecchio is the Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali. * '' Piazza San Lorenzo'': It has the great Basilica of San Lorenzo with the Cappelle Medicee, a lively open market and the

Laurentian Library The Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana or BML) is a historic library in Florence, Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze u ...

. * '' Piazza Santa Maria Novella'': With the

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The ch ...

and the Alinari photography museum, is one of the principal squares of Florence. It is opposite of piazza della Stazione, accessible by Via degli Avelli. * ''

Piazza della Santissima Annunziata The Piazza della Santissima Annunziata is a square in the city of Florence, the capital city of Tuscany in central Italy. The ''piazza'' is named after the ''Basilica della Santissima Annunziata'' at the head of the square facing ''via dei Servi' ...

'': Located near piazza San Marco and piazza del Duomo is a harmonious square which overlook the

Ospedale degli Innocenti The (; 'Hospital of the Innocents'), also known in old Tuscan dialect as the , is a historic building in Florence, Italy. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, who received the commission in 1419 from the Arte della Seta. It was originally a ...

, the Loggia dei Servi di Maria, the Budini Gattai palace and the National Archaeological Museum * '' Piazza della Stazione'': It is a big square in the centre of the city, one of the main focal point of transport in Florence. Here converge almost the entire bus-line, and tramways, and the central station of Florence the biggest and masterpiece of Rationalism

Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station Firenze Santa Maria Novella (in English Florence Santa Maria Novella) or Stazione di Santa Maria Novella is the main railway station in Florence, Italy. The station is used by 59 million people every year and is one of the busiest in Italy ...

, that is used by 59,000,000 people every year. On piazza della Stazione we can also find the Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella (where the king of Italy stayed), and the Palazzo degli Affari. * '' Piazza dell'Indipendenza'': It is a wide square located near piazza della Stazione and San Lorenzo market, with palaces typically bourgeois where lived Guido Nobili and

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, Thomas Trollope and Fanny Trollope. * ''

Piazza San Marco Piazza San Marco (; ), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal Town Square, public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as ''la Piazza'' ("the Square"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an ext ...

'': Located in the north zone of the

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near the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, it hosts the

Basilica of San Marco The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica (; ), is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathed ...

, the headquarters of the

University of Florence The University of Florence ( Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'') (in acronym UNIFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The f ...

and the renowned

Academy of Fine Arts of Florence The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze () is an instructional art academy in Florence, in Tuscany, in central Italy. It was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1563, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. Michelangelo, Benvenuto Cellini and ...

. * '' Piazza Santa Trinita'': It is near the Arno that mark the end of the elegant fashion-street of

Via de' Tornabuoni Via de' Tornabuoni, or Via Tornabuoni, is a street at the center of Florence, Italy, that goes from Antinori square to Ponte Santa Trinita, across Santa Trinita square, distinguished by the presence of fashion boutiques. The street houses high ...

. On the Piazza Santa Trinita overlooking the Basilica of Santa Trinita (that gives the name to the square), the

Palazzo Spini Feroni Palazzo Spini Ferroni is a large Gothic palace located along Via de' Tornabuoni at the corner of Piazza Santa Trinita, in central Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It stands across from the church of Santa Trinita. History The palace was commissioned ...

, the Palazzo Buondelmonti, the Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni and the ''Column of Justice''. * '' Piazza dei Ciompi'': It has the '' Loggia del Pesce'', designed by

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and the house of

Lorenzo Ghiberti Lorenzo Ghiberti (, , ; 1378 – 1 December 1455), born Lorenzo di Bartolo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence, a key figure in the Early Renaissance, best known as the creator of two sets of bronze doors of the Florence Baptister ...

. * '' Piazza d'Azeglio'': Near the

Viali di Circonvallazione The Viali di Circonvallazione are a series of 6-lane boulevards surrounding the north part of the historic centre of Florence, historic centre of Florence. History The boulevards follow the outline of the ancient walls of Florence, that were demo ...

it has the Villino Uzielli Palace. * '' Piazza Goldoni'': In front of

Ponte alla Carraia The Ponte alla Carraia is a five-arched bridge spanning the River Arno and linking the district of Oltrarno to the rest of the city of Florence, Italy. To the west is a weir, the Pescaia di Santa Rosa, and the Ponte Amerigo Vespucci, and to the ...

, in the piazza Goldoni are the Palazzo Ricasoli and the

Monument to Carlo Goldoni The Monument to Carlo Goldoni is a white marble outdoor statue inaugurated in 1873 to commemorate the Venetian dramatist. The monument is located in a piazza of the same name, formerly called ''Piazza delle Travi'', in front of Ponte alla Carraia, ...

. * '' Piazza del Limbo'' * '' Piazza dei Giudici'' * '' Piazza Mentana'' * '' Piazza del Mercato Centrale'' * '' Piazza Ognissanti'' * '' Piazza delle Pallottole'' * '' Piazza San Benedetto'' * '' Piazza San Firenze'' * '' Piazza San Pier Maggiore'' * '' Piazza Strozzi'' * '' Piazza dell'Unità Italiana'' * '' Piazza del Capitolo'' * '' Piazza Adua''

In the Viali di Circonvallazione

* Piazza Beccaria: Piazza Beccaria is a square on the viali di Circonvallazione and on this square overlook the ''State Archives'',

La Nazione ''La Nazione'' is one of the oldest regional newspapers in Italy, and was established on 8 July 1859. The paper is based in Florence. History and profile ''La Nazione'' was founded by Bettino Ricasoli, interim head of the Tuscan government. Th ...

's headquarters and the ''Porta alla Croce''. * Piazza della Libertà: It is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence. It was created in the 19th century during works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city. In this square is located the beautiful triumphal arch of Florence. * Piazzale Donatello * Piazza Bambine e Bambini di Beslan

Others

* Piazza Oberdan * Piazza Puccini * Piazza San Jacopino * Piazza Savonarola * Piazza della Vittoria * Piazza Vittorio Veneto * Piazza Piave * Piazza Dalmazia * Piazza Leopoldo Pietro

Oltrarno

* Piazza del Carmine * Piazza di Cestello * Piazza Demidoff * Piazza San Felice in Piazza *

Piazzale Michelangelo Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square) is a square with a panoramic view of Florence, Italy, located in the Oltrarno district. History This Squares of Florence, Florentine piazza was designed by architect Giuseppe Poggi and built in 1869 on ...

: It is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of

and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city. The view from this most famous observation point of the city landscape has been reproduced in countless postcards and snapshots over the years. * Piazza de' Mozzi * Piazza Piattellina * Piazza de' Pitti * Piazza Giuseppe Poggi * Piazza Santo Spirito * Piazza Tasso * Piazza del Tiratoio * Piazza della Passera * Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno * Piazza de' Nerli

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