DAVID by Michelangelo

DAVID by Michelangelo

David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. It is a 5.17 metre (17 foot) marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of Florence Cathedral, the statue was instead placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. Because of the nature of the hero that it represented, it soon came to symbolise the defence of civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic, an independent city-state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici family. The eyes of David, with a warning glare, were turned towards Rome. The statue was moved to the Accademia Gallery in Florence in 1873, and later replaced at the original location by a replica.

 

Enjoy your trip to Florence and stay at Hotel Mario's.

HOTEL MARIO'S

VIA FAENZA, 89

50123 FLORENCE - ITALY

PHONE NUMBER: 0039 055 216 801

FAX NUMBER: 0039 055 212039

E-MAIL: hotelmarios@hotelmarios.com

INTERNET SITE: www.hotelmarios.com 

Shopping time with THE MALL in Reggello

Time of shopping when you'll get to Florence. There are not only art, churches and exhibitions. Out of Florence, about 30 minutes by car or bus there is THE MALL ( www.themall.it ) where you could find stores of Gucci,Ferragamo,Sergio Rossi, Valentino,Tod's,Bottega Veneta, Ermenegildo Zegna and many many others.
The Mall is situated in the green Tuscan hills.
From Florence: Take the A1 motorway towards Florence/Rome and take the exit marked Incisa. Stay on the right towards Pontassieve until reaching Leccio. Soon after passing the center of Leccio, The Mall will be on the left.

From Rome: Take the A1 motorway towards Florence and take the exit marked Incisa. Stay on the right towards Pontassieve until reaching Leccio. Soon after
passing the center of Leccio, The Mall will be on the left.

BY TRAIN
Take the train from Florence’s Santa Maria Novella station to Rignano sull'Arno and continue by taxi (about 5 min) to Leccio.

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
There is a daily service from Florence, from the train station of Santa Maria Novella to and from The Mall. For information and reservations please contact the information center. Hotel Mario's is only 3 min. walking from the bus shuttle station to THE MALL, very easy to go and to come back. Contact our staff to get information : info@hotelmarios.com

ADDRESS
Via Europa 8, Leccio, Reggello 50060, Florence, Italy

INFORMATION CENTER
tel +39.055.8657775 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm)
fax +39.055.8657801


OPENING HOURS
Monday-Saturday all day.
Sunday afternoon.