Pitti Palace

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Pitti Palace is a vast Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy, that served as the residence of the Medici family and now houses several important art museums.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance palace
art museum complex
historic building
adjacentTo Boboli Gardens
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
builtInPeriod 15th century
category Art museums and galleries in Florence
Palaces in Florence
city Florence
commissionedBy Luca Pitti
constructionStart 1458
country Italy
currentUse art gallery
museum complex
district Oltrarno
façadeMaterial rusticated stone
function residence of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany
royal palace of the Kings of Italy
governingBody Uffizi Galleries
linked to: Uffizi Gallery
hasFeature extensive art-decorated interiors
grand staircase
large central courtyard
heritageStatus part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Florence
historicalRole symbol of Medici power in Florence
houses Gallery of Modern Art
Museum of Costume and Fashion
Palatine Gallery
Porcelain Museum
Royal Apartments
Treasury of the Grand Dukes
laterOwner House of Habsburg-Lorraine
House of Savoy
Medici family
locatedIn Florence
Italy
Tuscany
namedAfter Luca Pitti
notableCollection Baroque paintings
Italian modern art
Medici treasures
Renaissance paintings
openToPublic yes
originalOwner Luca Pitti
overlooks Boboli Gardens
ownership Italian state
linked to: Italian Republic
publicAccess museum admission ticket required
region Central Italy
situatedOn south bank of the Arno River
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Florence

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Boboli Gardens locatedBehind Pitti Palace
Boboli Gardens partOf Pitti Palace complex
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Uffizi Gallery connectedTo Pitti Palace
Vittoria della Rovere residence Pitti Palace
Gian Gastone de' Medici residence Pitti Palace
Ferdinando II de' Medici residence Pitti Palace
Palatine Gallery locatedIn Pitti Palace
Palatine Gallery partOf Pitti Palace museum complex
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Gallery of Modern Art (Florence) partOf Pitti Palace museum complex
subject linked to: Gallery of Modern Art
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Treasury of the Grand Dukes locatedIn Pitti Palace complex
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Treasury of the Grand Dukes partOf Pitti Palace museums
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Museum of Costume and Fashion partOf Pitti Palace museum complex
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Porcelain Museum locatedIn Pitti Palace complex
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Piazza de' Pitti hasPart Pitti Palace forecourt
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Piazza de' Pitti adjacentTo Pitti Palace
Piazza de' Pitti facing Pitti Palace
Piazza de' Pitti locatedInFrontOf Pitti Palace
Piazza de' Pitti hasPhotographicSubject Pitti Palace façade
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Kaffeehaus pavilion partOf Pitti Palace complex
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Grotta del Buontalenti partOf Pitti Palace complex
subject linked to: grotta del Buontalenti
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Grotta del Buontalenti associatedWith Pitti Palace
subject linked to: grotta del Buontalenti
Neptune Fountain (Boboli Gardens) situatedNear Pitti Palace
subject linked to: Neptune Fountain
Boboli hill formsBackdropFor Pitti Palace
Boboli hill associatedWith Pitti Palace
Forte di Belvedere connectedTo Pitti Palace
Corridoio Vasariano connects Pitti Palace
Old Bridge hasNearbyLandmark Pitti Palace
Maria Cristina de' Medici residence Pitti Palace
Casa Guidi locatedNear Pitti Palace