Loggia dei Lanzi

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Loggia dei Lanzi is an open-air Renaissance sculpture gallery in Florence, Italy, renowned for its impressive collection of statues displayed under wide stone arches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture
loggia
open-air sculpture gallery
adjacentTo Palazzo Vecchio
alsoKnownAs Loggia dei Priori
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi

Loggia della Signoria
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
architecturalStyle Gothic
Renaissance
builtInPeriod 14th century
constructionEnd 1382
constructionStart 1376
country Italy
currentFunction open-air sculpture gallery
entranceFee free
hasFeature elevated platform
open arcades
sculpture display area
three large arches facing the square
wide stone arches
hasWork Hercules and the Centaur Nessus
Medici lions
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Roman imperial statues
The Rape of Polyxena
The Rape of the Sabine Women
allegorical and mythological sculptures
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Florence
housesSculpture Hercules and the Centaur Nessus by Giambologna
Medici lions (marble lions) at the entrance
linked to: Medici lions

Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini
The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi
The Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna
locatedIn Florence
Piazza della Signoria
historic centre of Florence
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Lanzichenecchi (Landsknechts)
linked to: Landsknechte
nameOrigin German mercenary guards once stationed there
near Uffizi Gallery
notableWorkBy Benvenuto Cellini
Giambologna
Pio Fedi
Roman sculptors
openToPublic yes
operator Uffizi Galleries
linked to: Uffizi Gallery
originalFunction ceremonial loggia for the Florentine Republic
public assembly space
overlooks Piazza della Signoria
partOf Uffizi complex
linked to: Uffizi Gallery
region Tuscany
touristAttraction major

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Piazza della Signoria hasLandmark Loggia dei Lanzi
Piazza della Signoria hasStructure Loggia dei Lanzi
Giorgio Vasari designed Loggia of the Uffizi courtyard
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
Feldherrnhalle inspiredBy Loggia dei Lanzi
Feldherrnhalle inspiredBy Piazza della Signoria loggia in Florence
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of the Sabine Women (Giambologna sculpture) location Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of the Sabine Women (Giambologna sculpture) collection Loggia dei Lanzi collection
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
Historic Centre of Florence contains Loggia dei Lanzi
subject linked to: historic centre of Florence
Loggia dei Lanzi alsoKnownAs Loggia della Signoria
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
Loggia dei Lanzi alsoKnownAs Loggia dei Priori
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I near Loggia dei Lanzi
Judith and Holofernes (Donatello) currentLocation Loggia dei Lanzi (copy)
subject linked to: Judith and Holofernes statue
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
Hercules and Cacus locatedNear Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of the Sabine Women locatedIn Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of the Sabine Women collection Loggia dei Lanzi collection
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of Polyxena location Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of Polyxena collection Loggia dei Lanzi sculpture collection
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
The Rape of Polyxena exhibitedIn Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
linked to: Loggia dei Lanzi
Medici lions locatedIn Loggia dei Lanzi
Francesco Talenti notableWork Loggia dei Lanzi