Arco di Trionfo dei Lorena

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Looking north.

The Arco di Trionfo dei Lorena (around Lorraine Triumphal Arch ) is a triumphal arch on the Piazza della Libertà in Florence . It represents the northern entrance to the city center.

history

It was designed by the French architect Jean-Nicolas Jadot in 1737–1739 and built in collaboration with local architects and sculptors. The occasion was the appointment of Franz Stephan von Habsburg-Lothringen , who was the new Grand Duke of Tuscany as the successor to the now extinct Tuscan dynasty Medici . When Franz III. He moved in 1739 through the gate in Florence, where he resided in the Palazzo Pitti .

Franz Stephan did not think much of his new position and after only a short stay moved back to Vienna with his wife Maria Theresa , where she took office as the ruling Archduchess in 1740 . It was not until 1765 that a sovereign returned to Florence with their son Leopold , where he resided until 1790.

architecture

Equestrian statue.

The triumphal arch has three passageways, of which the middle one is the largest. In front of the actual building are a total of 10 Corinthian columns . They carry allegorical figures at the height of the attic . The facade is decorated with relief and inscription panels as well as trophies and double-headed imperial eagles . These underline the function as a memorial for a ruler from the House of Habsburg-Lothringen . There is a striking feature on the attic: an equestrian statue of Duke Franz II looking out of town stands on a pedestal above the central passage .

Location

The Piazza della Libertà was redesigned in 1865 as part of the urban development project Viali di Circonvallazione , directed by Giuseppe Poggi, into a green, decorative square. The city gate Porta San Gallo was preserved after the city ​​walls of Florence were torn down and represents a medieval counterpart to the baroque Arco di Troinfo dei Lorena on the southern edge of the square.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Florence: A Walking Guide to Its Architecture. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Guida per osservare con metodo le rarità e bellezze della città di Firenze. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
  3. ^ Mariella Zoppi: Gardens of Florence . Alinea Editrice, Florence 2001, ISBN 88-8125-450-6 ( google.de [accessed December 6, 2015]).

Web links

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Coordinates: 43 ° 47 ′ 2.9 "  N , 11 ° 15 ′ 43"  E