Medici Chapels
Structures at San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Medici Chapels (Italian: Cappelle medicee) are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in the Italian city of Florence. They are the Sagrestia Nuova ('New Sacristy'), designed by Michelangelo, and the larger Cappella dei Principi ('Chapel of the Princes'), a collaboration between the Medici family and architects. The purpose of the chapels was to celebrate the Medici family, patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany.
Location | Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Florence, Italy |
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Coordinates | 43°46′30″N 11°15′12″E |
Visitors | 321,043 |
Director | Monica Bietti |
These are not to be confused with the Magi Chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, then the main Medici home, that houses a famous cycle of frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli, painted around 1459.