FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE RESOURCES:
Online Gazetteer of Sixteenth Century Florence

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Square 13

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  • 1 - S. Antonio di Vienna Mon.
  • 1333 monks of S. Antonio di Vienna; earlier house destroyed during building of Fortezza da Basso 1534. New church ca 1550. [7 R. 1551, 5 1632]. B4 M/R 8 Paatz:I:199. V. Faenza No longer exists.

  • 2 - Fortezza da Basso (*)
  • 1533-36 A. da Sangallo for Alessandro de Medici. Also called Fortezza di S. Giovanni Battista. B47 The items in the image are: 1) Porta 2) Casa del capitano 3) Case di offiitiali 4) Chiesa 5) Aloggi dei soldati 6) Aloggi dei bombardieri 7) Luogo di artiglierie 8) Armeria 9) Granieri 10) Munizioni di legnami 11) Giardino del capitano 12) Canove 13) Casa del canonico 14) Dispensa 15) Mulini 16) Munizione di farina 17) Munizioni di polvere.

Streets, Parishes, Notes:

"Quarters: S. Giovanni, S. Maria Novella, Parish: S. Lorenzo, Streets: V di Fuligno {p}, V Gualfonda {p}, V Nuova {p}. Square 13 had few households few shops, few patricians few households with servants, few households w/o surnames and few widows."

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Photo courtesy Musei Comunali Firenze.
map of square 13