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Francesco Petrarca is credited, alongside Dante and Bocaccio, with popularising the Florentine dialect in which he wrote.

The inside of Palazzo Vecchio, which was the seat of the city's Republican government, was begun in the 13th century.

A view of the Ponte Vecchio from the North bank of the Arno outside the arches of the Uffizzi. It is the only surviving medieval bridge in Florence.

The view south down the River Arno from Ponte Vecchio.

The fortress-like Palazzo Davanzati

The facade of Palzzo Rucellai is influenced by classical architecture.

A view of the grand Piazza Della Repubblica.

The church of Santa Croce is just one of the locations in Florence which feature in E.M. Forster's novel "A Room With a View".
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