public as well as private palaces – the PalazzoVecchio, the Palazzo Pitti, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the Palazzo Davanzati and the Casa Martelli; monasteries
the Mercato Vecchio are displayed in the Museo di Firenze com'era. (in Italian) Francesco Cesati, La grande guida delle strade di Firenze, Newton Compton
side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo dates from 1458 and was originally the town residence of
influences including the Piazza del Duomo, Florence Cathedral, PalazzoVecchio, and Palazzo Pitti, in addition to the use of velvet, marble flooring, and