Maison Gaddi, Renaissance palazzo in central Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Gaddi stands at the corner of Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini and Via dell'Amorino. It is the fourteenth-century palace of the Gaddi family, bought by Agnolo Gaddi and his brothers Giovanni, Zanobi and Alessandro as their family residence. A row of sporti, the small arches supporting a projecting upper storey, gives it its typical medieval look.
Palazzo Gaddi is the 14th-century palace of the Gaddi family, bought by Agnolo Gaddi and his brothers Giovanni, Zanobi and Alessandro as their family residence after success in art and trade. The family later grew richer, gained noble titles and moved to the nearby Palazzo Arrighetti-Gaddi, next to a garden called the "Paradiso dei Gaddi" that hosted John Milton.
The palace takes its name from the Gaddi family, who bought it as their residence after prospering in art and trade. Agnolo Gaddi and his brothers Giovanni, Zanobi and Alessandro were among them. The family later moved to the nearby Palazzo Arrighetti-Gaddi, beside the garden called the "Paradiso dei Gaddi", where John Milton stayed.
Palazzo Gaddi stands at the corner of Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini and Via dell'Amorino, a short walk north of the Duomo and near Santa Maria Novella station. The medieval sporti, the small arches carrying the overhanging upper storeys, are best seen from the piazza side. The building is a private palazzo, so visitors view the exterior from the street.
The Gaddi family later moved to the neighbouring Palazzo Arrighetti-Gaddi, beside a garden called the "Paradiso dei Gaddi" that hosted John Milton; the garden has since disappeared. The older Palazzo Gaddi, bought by Agnolo Gaddi and his brothers, keeps its row of medieval sporti, the arched brackets carrying the overhanging upper storeys.
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