Transit station
Cappelle Medicee station
108 locals recommend,
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Florence, Tuscany
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The Medici Chapels form part of the monumental complex of San Lorenzo. The church of San Lorenzo was the official church of the Medici from their period as private residents in their palace in Via Larga (now via Cavour), becoming their mausoleum up to the time of the extinction of the line. Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6 50123 Firenze Ticket Full euro 8,00 (price increase from Sept. 1, 2016) Reduced euro 4,00 Ticket office closes 30 min before closing time During special exhibitions, ticket price goes up to euro 8 (4 euro reduced). Opening hours Summer: open from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday (until Nov. 1) Winter: (starting in Nov) open from 8:15 am to 2pm (last entrance at 1:20pm).
The Medici Chapels form part of the monumental complex of San Lorenzo. The church of San Lorenzo was the official church of the Medici from their period as private residents in their palace in Via Larga (now via Cavour), becoming their mausoleum up to the time of the extinction of the line. Piazza…
One of the most beautiful and famous Michelangelo. Next to the beautiful Renaissance church of San Lorenzo and many important monuments of Florence
Sepolcreto of the Medici family. It hosts the graves of 50 members of the noble Florentine family. The Chapels are located in the Basilica of San Lorenzo but have an independent entrance behind the Basilica. In addition to the Crypt where the Medici are buried, the new Sagrestia, which Michelangelo built for the tombs of Lorenzo and Giuliano dei Medici, and the Cappella dei Principi, built starting from the seventeenth century as a mausoleum of the Medici, are part of the complex. A particular fact regards the imprisonment of Michelangelo who was detained there for some time
Sepolcreto of the Medici family. It hosts the graves of 50 members of the noble Florentine family. The Chapels are located in the Basilica of San Lorenzo but have an independent entrance behind the Basilica. In addition to the Crypt where the Medici are buried, the new Sagrestia, which Michelangelo…
The Medici Chapels (Cappelle medicee) are two structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, and built as extensions to Brunelleschi's 15th-century church, with the purpose of celebrating the Medici family, patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany.
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