Strozzi Palace

Posted by David Eicher
on Monday, March 30, 2009

Florenceā€™s Strozzi Palace, completed in 1538, was home to the powerful Strozzi family, competitors with the Medici. This year the building is hosting a magnificent new exhibition bringing together numerous items relating to Galileo and the development of observational astronomy.

Related blog: "On the road: Galileo's Italy, Day Four," by David J. Eicher, Editor

Photo credit: David J. Eicher 

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