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florence by dvideira
The original you will find at the Accademia Gallery where it has been since 1873 for reasons of conservation.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Via Ricasoli 60
open 8:15am-6:50pm Tues-Sun (Last admission thirty mins before closing); closed Mon; admission €6.50 Leave a Comment
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When Michaelangelo finished this magnificent piece of work, he was really nervous about the reception that he would get. He moved David out to the middle of Piazza Vecchia in the dead of night. In the morning he was delighted to find notes of congratulations and praise affixed to David.
It was as recent as 1873 that David was moved indoors, to be protected from the elements. A replica stands in the Piazza, adorned with pigeons and pigeon droppings. You will also find more replicas in the big Piazza on the hill (Piazzelli Michaelangelo), along with copies of other of the artists works. Leave a Comment
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 David by fishandchips
David was moved to the Accademia in 1873 from outside the Palazzo Vecchio (where a replica now stands) to protect the original from the ravages of time and ruining David's milky complexion. I managed to get my photo while here in 2003.
To have a look at one of the David's go to the website below which has a 360 degree thingy at Signoria Square Leave a Comment
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 by rexvaughanLeave a Comment Phone: 055 238 8609Directions: Galleria dell' Accademia, Via Ricasoli 60
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The statue of david by Michelangelo was one of the must-sees of our Florence trip, so we had prebooked tickets. This turned out to be a very good decision! Even though it was early in the day and we were in Florence in off-season, there was a long waiting line at the entrance of the Accademia!
With the prebooked tickets we could skip the line and enter immediately.
I had seen many pictures of David, but seeing this tall statue in reality was truly impressing.Pictures just don't show you how tall he is.
Don't leave at once after you've seen David, there is more to see in the museum. Especially the upstairs rooms show some beautiful paintings.
We had booked the tickets online through FlorenceArt, received our voucher per email and just handed it to the clerk at the ticket counter. Very easy and well worth the additional cost. Leave a Comment
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If you want to get in to see Michelangelo's David (which you really do),
you want to purchase advanced tickets. Advanced tickets give you an
assigned entry time and date; without advanced tickets, you will wait
until there's space available AFTER the advanced ticket patrons. The day
we went, we bought our advanced tickets at 11AM for a 1PM entry and then
went to lunch. When we showed up to enter, an exasperated woman was
complaining to the guards that they'd been waiting in line for 3 hours to
get in and the line hadn't moved more than 20' (the line I saw snaked
around the block and was probably 300 yards long at least). You REALLY do
want advanced tickets.
I'm sure this is all covered in great detail by others elsewhere but...
where do you buy advanced tickets? How we got ours seemed like some kind
of secret inside knowledge thing but I'm going to spill the beans anyway.
If you're approaching the Accademia entrance from the direction of the
river (and the Uffizi, Duomo, Santa Croce...), you'll be walking down a
narrow street with the entrance on your right. Along the way, there'll be
street vendors trying to sell prints displayed on the ground. Continue
past the entrance to the Accademia to the end of the block. You should
find yourself on one corner of a medium sized piazza/plaza. Diagonally
across the square is a church. By Florentine standards, it's not much of
a church. Nothing flambouyant; you have to look carefully to spot the
church (even though it's not very small) and the big door leading into the
church. To the right of the big church door is a smaller door. It looks
like its also a door into the church. If you walk up to that door, it'll
have a sign over it that suggests it has something to do with a museum but
no mention of the Accademia. Go on in and, at the ticket window on the
right, ask to buy advanced tickets for the Accademia. It's easier than
buying a gelato.
Good luck.
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 david by kazander
Other copies of David can be seen around the city Leave a Comment Directions: the Galleria dell'Academia is on Via Ricasoli 60
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The museum housing David opens at 8 in the morning and I can highly recommend getting out of the bed to go at this hour. I queued outside without a reservation and managed to be the first person of the day to stand and stare in awe at himself. It was so calm and the light was great - a real opportunity to experience the best of Florence's art without the tarnish of throngs of tourists!
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