Palazzo Pitti

Halfway through the 15th century Luca Pitti entrusted Brunelleschi with a large building project in the Boboli hills. Work began in 1457 but was only completed after the middle of the 16th century by the Medici who chose it as their palace. The building was enlarged, the interior decorated luxuriously and the Boboli hills were landscaped into gardens. It then became the residence of the Lorena family who constructed, in the 18th century, two lateral wings with porticoes which came round either side of the central piazza. It was the residence of Vittorio Emanuele II when Florence was the capital. In 1919 it became state property and it became possible to visit the royal apartments, the Palatine gallery, the Silverware museum, the Gallery of Modern art, the Costume gallery (currently closed for restoration), the Porcelain museum, the Carriage museum (closed for restoration) and the Boboli gardens. Temporary exhibitions are shown in the White Room.

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