Palazzo dell'Antella, Renaissance palace in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
Description
Palazzo dell'Antella is a Renaissance palace on Piazza Santa Croce with an elaborately decorated facade. The entire front is covered with allegorical figures, cherubs, floral patterns, and ornamental designs arranged in multiple sections across several floors.
History
In the early 1600s, Senator Niccolò dell'Antella acquired the building and commissioned a major redesign. The architect Giulio Parigi unified several adjacent houses into a single cohesive structure at that time.
Culture
The building displays the names of the contributing artists carved into its facade, celebrating their collective effort. These inscriptions remind visitors of the talent that gathered to complete the work in such a short period.
Practical
The ground floor now hosts restaurants and shops that you can freely enter. The palace sits directly on a busy square, making it easy to view the entire facade from different angles.
Did you know?
The windows of this palace are intentionally arranged with subtle shifts and become wider as you look higher. This clever trick deceives the eye into perceiving the square as larger than it actually is.
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