LOGGIA DEL MERCATO

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Title	LOGGIA DEL MERCATO
Alternate Title	Loggia of the Market
View	View of the northeasat corner, depcting two niches with sculptures and view into the covered market
Notes	outdoor meeting place, commercial
Work Type	loggia market covered market sculpture
Style/Period	Late Renaissance
Creator Name	Tasso, Giovanni Battista del
Creator Nationality	Italian
Major Design Aspects	isolated structural grid enclosure structure expressed repetitive forms
Elements & Spatial Types	niche
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Italy
City	Florence
State/Province	Tuscany
Location.Notes	via Porta Rossa
Architectural Material	stone
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1549-1551
Century	16C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	The Loggia dei Mercati was originally a piazza used for the sale of goods and fabric, and a meeting and resting place for the soldiers departing for war. From this ancient function there remains a marble disk in the center of the loggia that was also used as a whipping place for dishonest merchants. The loggia was built between 1549 and 1551 on a design of Giovanni Battista del Tasso. It is supported by eight heavy pilasters. In the niche on the side of via Calimala there is a statue of Michele Lando holding the flag of the Republic. Inside there are twenty Corinthian columns. Today it is the location of a market for arts and crafts. Source: www.english.firenze.net/groups/6/29/artI196681.html
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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