Square 60

1 - Uffizi

Built by Vasari, Buontalenti and others 1561-1581 for Cosimo I and Francesco I. Housed magistracies, Teatro Mediceo, Guardaroba. Top floor with "Tribuna" (works of art) connected to Pal. Vecchio and Pal. Pitti through Vasari corridor of 1565. B94 Limb. 701 Piazzale Uffizi.

2 - Vasari Corridor

Connecting the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti, built by Vasari for Cosimo I in 1565 for the marriage of Francesco I with Giovanna d' Austria. B46

3 - Piazza del Grano

The grain market. New loggia built by G. B. Parigi 1619 for Cosimo II. Limb. 339 V. dei Neri.

4 - Pal. Castellani-dei Giudici

Ancient palace of the Uberti and later Castellani sometimes call the Palazzo di Altafronte. Became the seat of the Ruota (civil court) ca. 1574. Thereafter called Pal. dei Giudici. B166 Limb. 322 Pza dei Giudici.

Streets, Parishes, Notes:

"Quarter: S. Croce, Parishes: S. Cecilia, S. Piero Scheraggio, S. Remigio, S. Stefano, Streets: Lungarno, Piazza Castellani (Pza dei Giudici), Piazza del Grano, V da Cto degli Alberto a Pza del Grano (V dei Neri {p}), V. Baldraccia (V dei Castellani). Square 60 had a moderate number of households, many shops, some patricians, many households with servants, some households w/o surnames and some households headed by widows."

Photo courtesy Musei Comunali Firenze.