PITTI PALACE – ( PALAZZO PITTI )

这 皮蒂宫 ( 皮蒂宫 ) was built in 1458 for Florentine industrialist 卢卡皮蒂。 这 stone pillars and walls are rusticated 和 echoed the rough, symmetrical framework of 复兴 architecture. There is a substantial, symmetrical framework, high, broad arches, and a 强壮的, balanced framework.

The building was constructed during the second half of the 第十五 世纪。 Luca Fancelli, 布鲁内莱斯基 apprentice, was commissioned by 佛罗伦萨 merchant Luca Pitti, an ally and friend of Cosimo de Medici. A major goal of Pitti’s was to make his residence one of the most imposing in the city.

The house later became the property of 埃莉诺拉·迪·托莱多, the wife of Cosimo I de Medici and a famous and powerful duchess. With a broad collection of galleries and the spectacular 波波里花园, it has become Florence’s largest museum.

这 Pitti Palace served as a residence for King Vittorio Emanuele II during the period when 佛罗伦萨 was the capital of 意大利。 这 Pitti Palace was donated to the Italian state by his grandson Vittorio Emanuele III 在 1919, becoming the city’s museum headquarters.

有 four museums in the Palace today: the Treasury of the Grand Dukes on the ground floor, the Palatine Gallery 和 Imperial and Royal Apartments 在 first floor， 这 Gallery of Modern Art，以及 Museum of Costume and Fashion on the second floor.