Architecture and Art of the Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) was built in 1299 and was named out of respect for the Florentine commune (Priori) and had the original name of Palazzo dei Priori Novo. Palazzo Vecchio was the seat of the Florentine commune; before the construction of Palazzo Vecchio Priori, they were collected in the house behind the church, which did not suit them at all. After the Battle of Montaperti in 1260, when the Ghibellines supporting the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire defeated the Florentine Guelphs supporting the Pope, the Ghibellines damaged the palazzo, houses and watchtowers of their opponents and reconstructed their institutions from the ruins. 103 palazzo, 580 townhouses and 85 towers were destroyed, the site was covered with ruins. Six flights after Guelph reconstructed the view over the city, they destroyed the palaces and houses of the Uberti family and drove them out of the city forever, leaving their houses in ruins for many years. Shortly, the Florentines cleaned the ruins and built Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio. They also decided that not a single structure would be overwhelmed by any great measure, so the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the edge, but not in the center.
Calancha by Arnolfo di Cambio
The Calancha Torre di Arnolfo was built from 1302 to 1310. The tower's trump card is processed, the holes at the bottom are specialized for the defenders in order to hit the pebbles at the attackers, and from it to consume ghibelline teeth. Behind the battlements of the Guelphs, it is possible to understand that the spiritual distance of the structure was multiplied over the roof. In 1549, when Cosimo I was a great duke, and the knightly reinforcements of the Palazzo Vecchio were not needed for the sake of the occupiers, in other words, particular unrest, the structure was built over an extraordinary roof. The arches found in the battlements, which were used for the retreat of the attackers, were not much needed and were used for the windows of the upper floor. Empty windows consist of most of the tiny convex parts, since at that time it was customary only to fabricate huge sheets of glass. Arches, clubs and heraldic lilies alternate in marble shamrocks. The peaked wicket under the lower close of the window arches is the Tramontana door, named out of respect for the piercing Italian midnight wind.
Coat of arms of Florence
This is the heraldic sign of Florence. It was used as a symbol of Florence for the outer side of Florin, some during the hundred ruble flights was the monetary stereotype of Europe. It was also used for military standards, shields, flags, and other heraldic surfaces.
The “red lily” at the trial itself comes from a white iris (the Guelphs utilized a reddish heraldic lily on a white background, and the ghibellines utilized a snow-white lily on a red background.
Palazzo Veccio was built with endless painstaking work, the exterior is unimaginably beautiful, every little thing has a kind of history, which is even more mesmerizing. Within the walls of Palazzo Vechio there is so much blood, history, secrets that are handed over from year to year, and I think that every person is forced to taste this place, causality is one of the most important sights of Italy.
Translated by: Ustemirova Alina