Piazza San Lorenzo

Piazza San Lorenzo, not far from the Cathedral and Palazzo Medici Riccardi, is dominated by the bulk of the Basilica of San Lorenzo and, in the back-ground (the nearby piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini) by the Medici Chapels, with its massive dome. The whole area is marked by the presence of the Medici family, not only by the equestrian statue of Cosimo I but also by the proximity of Palazzo Medici, the city residence of the most famous Florentine family. On the square, opposite the church, is an important scientific centre with roots in the past, the Osservatorio Ximeniano.

Text from FeelFlorence (en), the official tourism portal of the Comune di Firenze and the Citta Metropolitana di Firenze; shortened