LOGGIA DEI LANZI

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Title	LOGGIA DEI LANZI
View	Context view of the Piazza della Signoria depicting the Palazzo Vecchio to the left and the Loggia dei Lanzi to the right
Notes	outdoor meeting place, ceremonial
Work Type	loggia portico
Style/Period	Gothic
Creator Name	Orcagna
Creator Nationality	Italian
Date.Creator Birth	1435
Date.Creator Death	1488
Contributors to Project	erected by Benci di Cione and Simone di Francesco Talenti; 16C additions by Bernardo Buontalenti; medallion decoration by Agnolo Gaddi
Country	Italy
City	Florence
State/Province	Tuscany
Alternate Place Names	Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio
Architectural Material	stone
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1376-1383
Century	14C
Designation/Awards/Inscriptions	city landmark
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	Gothic in design the Loggia was built as a place of assembly, in the event of bad weather, for ceremonies or public discussion of political or commercial matters. It is named for the Lancers, the bodyguards of Cosimo I who were billeted there. 'The Loggia dei Lanzi, built between 1376 and 1382 to house the assemblies of the people and hold public ceremonies like, for example, the swearing into office of the Gonfaloniers and the Priors, stands on the righthand corner of Palazzo Vecchio, where Piazza della Signoria meets the square of the Uffizi. It was in fact originally called the Loggia della Signoria or 'of Orcagna', from the name of the artist who designed it (though it was actually carried out by Benci di Cione and Simone Talenti). During Cosimo I's reign, it was used to house the Duke's Lasquenets or German mercenary troops, from whom it eventually took its name. After the construction of the Uffizi, which was built onto the rear of the Loggia, Bernardo Buontalenti transformed the terrace into a sort of hanging garden (1583) from which the princes could watch ceremonies or performances in the square. The first intervention of restoration was carried out by Pasquale Poccianti between 1837-40. The medallions on the facade of the Loggia contain the allegorical figures of the Virtues by Agnolo Gaddi (1383-86). Two lions stand beside the steps, one of them dates from Roman times while the other is by Flaminio Vacca (1600).' Source: www.mega.it/eng/egui/monu/slanzi.htm
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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