La Signoria Square is the most emblematic of Florence. Symbol of Florentine civic life and takes its current form from the XNUMXth century.
Popular demonstrations, celebrations and public executions, such as that of the monk, were held there Jerome Savonarola, hanged and burned for a heretic. A plate on the ground in front of the Neptune Fountain Ammannati reminds us of the fact.
Medieval art and beauty have come together, especially since the Medici came to power. Thus we can appreciate in this true open museum, the equestrian statue of Cosimo I by Giambologna in the center of the set.
The entire space of the square is surrounded by historical buildings: The Vecchio Palace, The Loggia dei Lanzi, Court of Goods, Uguccioni Palace and Palace of General Insurance.
At the gates of the Palazzo Vecchio, there is a copy of the David by Michelangelo (the original was withdrawn to the Academy), Hercules and Cacus by Baccio Bandinelli and the copy of Marzocco by Donatello (original in El Bargello).
La Lanzi Loggia it is another example of beauty: there are the copies of high value sculptures. Among them are the Abduction of the Sabine Women y Hercules fighting with the Centaur Nessusby Giambologna. But it is perseus, Cellini's bronze, which draws the attention of passersby.
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