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Added by: Travelinfo 26.06.2017

The Loggia dei Lanzi offers you a wonderful experience, both by its architecture – its curved arches foretell Renaissance classicism – and its works of art.

Designed by Orcagna in 1376, it sits to the right of Palazzo Vecchio.

One of its highlights is the statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head, by Benvenuto Cellini (1554), a stark reminder of what happened to those who crossed the Medici.

A curiosity: the name Loggia dei Lanzi dates back to the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo I, when it was used to house his formidable landsknechts (In Italian: "Lanzichenecchi", corrupted to Lanzi), or German mercenary pikemen.

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