Bargello

:For the type of embroidery, please visit Bargello (needlework)

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Embroidery - Bargello (needlework)

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The Bargello palace was built in 1255 to host the Florence City Council. Afterwards, it was employed as a prison; executions took place in the Bargello's yard until 1786.

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1255 - Florence - City Council - 1786

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Since 1865, it's a National Museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello), focusing mostly on sculpture. The museum features masterpieces of Michelangelo (such as his Bacchus), among others. Its collection includes Donatello's David and St. George Tabernacle, Jacopo Sansovino's Bacchus, Giambologna's La Archetectura and many works from the Della Robbia family. The museums also has several armours and old coins.

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1865 - Michelangelo - Donatello - David - Jacopo Sansovino - Giambologna - Della Robbia - Armours - Coins

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It also features the competing designs on Isaac's Sacrifice that were performed by Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi to win the contest for the second set of doors of the Florentine Baptistry (1401).

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Lorenzo Ghiberti - Filippo Brunelleschi - Florentine Baptistry - 1401

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Honolulu Hale's interior courtyard, staircase, and open ceiling were modeled after the Bargello.

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