Fortezza da Basso

Fortezza da Basso is a fort inserted in the fourteenth century walls of Florence. Its official name is the Fortress of Saint John the Baptist (Fortezza di San Giovanni Battista). In modern times it is home to numerous conferences, concerts and national and international exhibitions, such as Pitti Immagine. Its total area is nearly 100,000 square meters.

Fortezza da Basso was designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger for Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, also called The Moor, and was built between 1534 and 1537. It is the largest historical monument in Florence.

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Fortezza da Basso ranks #1,863 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #142 of the 452 mapped in Italy. Founded 1534, it is older than 43% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,899 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 1 km away. It is one of the 32 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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