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 Palazzo dei Cavalieri by Helga67
The building was originally the knights' military training quarters. Now, it houses the Scuola Normale Superiore, the institute of higher education founded by Napoleon in 1810. The Scuola Normale is unique in Italy in that only the best handpicked students are admitted to its courses. Many famous men have studied here, for instance, the first Italian who won the Nobel prize (1906) Leave a Comment Directions: Piazza dei Cavalieri
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 Piazza dei Cavalieri by Helga67Leave a Comment Directions: Southeast from the Piazza dei Miracoli before you reach the river
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 Palazzo dell'Orologio by filipdebont
For building this Palazzo they used two medieval towers, which were completely integrated in the new building, they were connected with a vaulted passage.
This building now used as library, was once used as jail.
Here is written a black page of the history of Pisa.
In the 13th century, the mayor of Pisa, Count Ugolino della Gherardesca was accused of disloyalty and sent to jail together with his sons and grandsons. He was condemned to death by starvation (the story tells that he has eaten one of his children while in that prison). Like this all the male members of the Ugolino family where exterminated. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavaleiri
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 Statue of Cosimo by filipdebont
This statue shows the first Medici, Cosimo. This statue is designed by Pietro Francavilla (1596). Leave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavaleiri
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 Santo Stephano dei Cavalieri by filipdebont
The church of the knights.
This church was built in 1565 by Vasari. The clock tower (campanile) and the front are added later on. The elegant marble front was a donation of Giovanni de Medici in 1602.
The interior is very richly decorated. There is the beautiful ceiling and the remains of a Tuscan galley and the figure heads. Many of the flags were stolen from the Turks, among the flag of the ship of Ali Pasja, during the famous battle near Lepanto in October 1571. There is also a magnificent organ. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavalieri
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 Palazzo dell'Orologio by croisbeautyLeave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavalieri
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 San Stefano dei Cavalieri by croisbeautyLeave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavalieri
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Palazzo dei Cavalieri, with its proportions and beauty, dominates whole the square with a noble architectonic structures of the 16th and 17th centuries. Originaly it was called Elders' Palace, but when Pisa fell under the Medici, Cosimo I commissioned Vasari to transformed it. By order of Cosimo I the palace became the seat of the Order of the Knights of St. Stephen founded by him to defend and protect the Tyrrhenian coast from the Muslim raids.
The simple facade is animated by elegant graffito decorations and ogival niches containing busts of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany. During the Napoleon era, in 1810 the palace was transformed into the college. Today it houses Scuola Normale Superiore. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavalieri
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 Piazza dei Cavalieri by filipdebont
So on the way back to the railway station I passed the picturesque Piazza dei Cavalieri (The Knights Square).
There are some beautiful buildings to see at this Piazza : Palazzo dell'Orologio, the Palazzo del Consiglio dei Dodici, the Palazo del Collegio Puteano and the church of Santo Stephano dei Cavalieri. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza dei Cavalieri
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Capitano house by BruceDunning, 4 more photos
This was a focal point for politics in the mid 1100's and continued until Florence decided in 1406 that it should not be. The palace Carvana is now a school for "normal" people; actually called Scola del Normale, it teaches high academic students on a plan for greater things. The palace was built in 1562-64 be Giorio Vasari, who designed most of the square. Later in 1821 the grand staircase in front was added. The facade is called sgraffti, or as a layman explains crude plaster is molded onto the vertical surface and decorative items are styled. Work continued on the palace through 1580, but knights used it starting in 1564. Palazzo del Orologio was built in 1602-04 and two towers were encompassed inside the new construction and connected with a vaulted tunnel. The bell tower was added in 1696
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