The huge globe is in the map room, which one of the Medicis had built with the goal of plastering the walls with maps if every area of the known world. South America was on the maps but North America was completely absent!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Palazzo Vecchio
The Palazzo Vecchio was formerly the residence of the Medici family, who were like semi-royals and great patrons of the arts in Renaissance Florence. The Palazzo is now the city hall. The most fascinating part of touring the palace is seeing the huge frescos thy the family commissioned, portraying themselves in comparison to figures in Christian history and to Roman gods.
The huge globe is in the map room, which one of the Medicis had built with the goal of plastering the walls with maps if every area of the known world. South America was on the maps but North America was completely absent!
The huge globe is in the map room, which one of the Medicis had built with the goal of plastering the walls with maps if every area of the known world. South America was on the maps but North America was completely absent!
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