The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque. The first courtyard was designed in 1453 by Michelozzo. In the lunettes, high around the courtyard, are crests of the Church and City Guilds. In the centre, the porphyry fountain is by Battista del Tadda.

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The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque. The first courtyard was designed in 1453 by Michelozzo. In the lunettes, high around the courtyard, are crests of the Church and City Guilds. In the centre, the porphyry fountain is by Battista del Tadda.

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