Spedale degli Innocenti: the first Orphanage ever built

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Spedale degli Innocenti is located in one of the first very famous Renaissance architecture in the world, created by Filippo Brunelleschi, in the beautiful Piazza Santissima Annunziata in Florence. The Chiildren Hospital  was born into a legacy for creating a place for the care and support of children abandoned during the Renaissance in Florence. Rich in works of art, paintings and sculptures, it offers the visitor the opportunity of meet the histories and the personal belongins of the abandoned children of the past. You will see the wheel of the Innocents, where the mothers left their babies, the works of art of Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and many artists, who donated the Orphanage their masterpieces and…..hundreds of small drawers, each one is the personal history of a real baby who lived here centuries ago

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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours



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Spedale degli Innocenti is located in one of the first very famous Renaissance architecture in the world, created by Filippo Brunelleschi, in the beautiful Piazza Santissima Annunziata in Florence. The Chiildren Hospital  was born into a legacy for creating a place for the care and support of children abandoned during the Renaissance in Florence. Rich in works of art, paintings and sculptures, it offers the visitor the opportunity of meet the histories and the personal belongins of the abandoned children of the past. You will see the wheel of the Innocents, where the mothers left their babies, the works of art of Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and many artists, who donated the Orphanage their masterpieces and…..hundreds of small drawers, each one is the personal history of a real baby who lived here centuries ago

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Pass By: Florence Tours by Made of Tuscany, Via Degli Alfani 23/R, 50121, Florence Italy

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Stop At: Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata, Via Cesare Battisti, Florence Italy

One of the most impressive squares in Florence!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Museo degli Innocenti, Piazza Santissima Annunziata, 50100, Florence Italy

The first Orphanage ever built! Agata Esmeralda was the first child hosted on the 5th February 1445

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes



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