Hidden Secrets
Medici Chapels
6 - Firenze, Italy
The Medici Chapels (Italian: Cappelle medicee) are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in the Italian city of Florence. They are the Sagrestia Nuova ('New Sacristy'), designed by Michelangelo, and the larger Cappella dei Principi ('Chapel of the Princes'), a collaboration between the Medici family and architects. The purpose of the chapels was to celebrate the Medici family, patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany. These are not to be confused with the Magi Chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, then the main Medici home, that houses a famous cycle of frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli, painted around 1459.
- Category
- Hidden Secrets
- Location
- 6 - Firenze, Italy
- Address
- Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, 6 - Firenze
- Coordinates
- 43.77520, 11.25312
- How to get there
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- Wikidata
- Q1357573
What is Medici Chapels?
Medici Chapels is a Hidden Secrets place on VeroMaps, on Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini. Other places close by: Cappella dei Principi, New Sacristy, Sagrestia Vecchia, Tomb of Giovanni and Piero de' Medici.
Where is Medici Chapels?
Medici Chapels is in 6 - Firenze, Italy. Coordinates: 43.77520, 11.25312.
How do I get to Medici Chapels?
Medici Chapels is at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, 6 - Firenze, Italy (43.77520, 11.25312). Enter these coordinates in Google Maps, Apple Maps or OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling or driving directions.