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The Highest Gnomon in the World

31/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Meridian line, Chapel of the Cross, Duomo, Florence
Marking the summer solstice in the Duomo

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Celebrating the Construction of One of the First Railway Lines in Italy

30/7/2019

 
Private Tours of Florence
Palazzo Fenzi, Florence
Palazzo Fenzi

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A Passion for Porphyry

29/7/2019

 
Private Tours of Florence
Porphyry portraits of Cosimo l de' Medici and Eleonora di Toledo by Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda, Bargello, Florence
Cosimo l de' Medici and Eleonora di Toledo by Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda

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The Patron Saint of Painters

28/7/2019

 
Private Tours of Florence
Chapel of St Luke, Santissima Annunziata, Florence
Chapel of St Luke

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The World's Most Famous Puppet

27/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Pinocchio by Enrico Mazzanti, The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1883
Pinocchio by Enrico Mazzanti, The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1883

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The Miracle of the Elm Tree

26/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Column of Saint Zenobius, Florence
Column of Saint Zenobius

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Giuseppe Zocchi and His Drawings of 18th century Florence

25/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
San Pier Maggiore, Florence
San Pier Maggiore

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Loggia dei Lanzi: An Open Air Sculpture Gallery

24/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Loggia dei Lanzi

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The First King of Italy

23/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Florence
Equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II

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Frescoes of the Last Supper

22/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Fresco of the Last Supper by Andrea del Sarto, San Salvi, Florence
The Last Supper by Andrea del Sarto, San Salvi

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Michelangelo's Tomb

21/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Tomb of Michelangelo, Santa Croce, Florence
Tomb of Michelangelo

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Ponte Vecchio: The Oldest Bridge in Florence

20/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Ponte Vecchio

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An American Girl in Italy: An Icon of Post-War Florence

19/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
An American Girl in Italy (1951) by Ruth Orkin
An American Girl in Italy (1951) by Ruth Orkin

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A Tale of Passion and Revenge

18/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Costanza Bonarelli by Gianlorenzo Bernini, Museo del Bargello, Florence
Costanza Bonarelli

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A Modern Michelangelo

17/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Dietrofront by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Piazzale Porta Romana, Florence
Dietrofront by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Piazzale Porta Romana

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The Fountain of Oceanus

16/7/2019

 
Private Tours of Florence
Isolotto, Giardino di Boboli, Florence
Isolotto, Giardino di Boboli

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Ponte Santa Trinita

15/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Ponte Santa Trinita-Florence
Ponte Santa Trinita

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Ghostly Goings-On at the Palazzo Grifoni

14/7/2019

 
Private Tours of Florence
Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Florence
Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai

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Giotto's Tower

13/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
View of Florence from Bellosguardo
View of Florence from Bellosguardo

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Italy's Most Famous Playwright

12/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Statue of Carlo Goldoni by Ulisse Cambi, Florence
Statue of Carlo Goldoni by Ulisse Cambi

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The Spanish Chapel

11/7/2019

 
Private Tours of Florence
Spanish Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
The Spanish Chapel

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Turning Weapons Into Art

10/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Equestrian statue of Ferdninando I de' Medici, Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Florence
Equestrian statue of Ferdninando I de' Medici

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The Flood Plaques of Florence

9/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
1333 flood plaque, Via San Remigio, Florence
1333 flood plaque

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The Night Lightning Struck the Duomo

8/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Circular white disc of marble, Piazza del Duomo, Florence
Circular slab of marble, Piazza del Duomo

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The Second David

7/7/2019

 
Walking Tours of Florence
Bronze copy of Michelangelo's David by Clemente Papi, Piazzale Michelangiolo, Florence
Bronze copy of Michelangelo's David by Clemente Papi

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    My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England.

    Since 200I I have been living in Italy, where I run    ​ private tours of Florence, Rome &
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