In order to enter in old palace it by force must before and pass from public square of the Lordship. Strange, semicircular public square, a species of "L" on which it dominates the tower of Arnolfo. We make a step behind, someone remembers hell of Dante, in particolar way:

We recognize like Farinata of the Uberti, that september 1260 saved Florence from the destruction after the battle of Montaperti (4), vincitrice and Ghibelline but driven away family from Florence in 1266. Florence for sure sides has always given little honor to its leading men. Dante was driven away, Farinata that also fighting for one leaves adverse prevented one sure destruction total of the City. After some year, the same destiny will touch to adds empty poet and of of he, Saint Croce conserve only one tomba empty.

Well, we are to the end of that determined century XIII and Florence to construct a palace that was first of all defensible and in the second place manifested all the magnificenza of the city. Old palace was constructed over the foundations of that Ghibelline palace on which  hatred of the losing city it was raged with fury. With to that palace that one of the Vacca family was inglobato whose tower, cut, served for base of the tower of Arnolfo di Cambio. The palace, was carried to fulfillment in 1314. From that moment it was center of the composed Lordship from a city council to which head there were the Priori (also Dante of it made part in 1300), and with the "Gonfaloniere di Giustizia", it loads in the short term that he was between the modern mayor and the head of government.

"the palace puts into effect them is but fruit of other constructions and widenings succeeded to you, capacities a.termine between the XIII and XVI the century. The Duca di Atene, Gualtieri di Brienne began the first modifications in period (1342-1343), magnifying it towards via of the Ninna and dandogli the aspect of one fortress. Other important modifications happened in period 1440-60 under Cosimo de' Doctors, with the introduction of decorations in rinascimentale style in It knows it of the Dugento and the first courtyard of Michelozzo. The Hall of the 1500's was constructed instead from 1494 during the republic of Savonarola."

In XVI the century the last posterior widenings to Batiste work of Tasso and Bernardo Buontalenti that the portarono to volumes and aspect put into effect them. To notice as the merlatura of the palace is guelfa, while that Ghibelline of the tower of Arnolfo introduces merlons to tail of rondine (Ghibelline). The palace has of the defense embrasures, from which it could be thrown on eventual attacking of the hot oil or stones. Chicca on the chicche, the palace from XVII the century had running water. Not in all the rooms obviously, but also on on the defense communication trenches are present of the true and own cinnamons in brass. A tubatura and a warehouse place on the hill of Fiesole, guaranteed prevalence necessary to catch up all the plans and to give effects of water to the Fontanas
 

In the palace there were between the many two pregevoli statues of Donatello, "Giuditta and Olofene" (1455-60 approximately), and the Marzocco. Currently they have been replaced for their preziosità. The Marzocco is to the Bargello (museum that it opens when if of remembers, we are always in Italy...), while Giuditta is always within the palace. To their times they were placed on the public square.
In 1504 in front of the income of the Old Palace the Giant White man was placed, the David di Michelangelo, symbol of freedom and Force of the Gigliata citizen. In top to the tower of Arnolfo there are three bells that have marked the history of the city. Before, in importance order it is the "Martinella". When this played the citizens were call to you to assembly. That often he meant also danger or war in sight. The second one and third, respective the bell of mezzodì and the that one of the rintocchi (largest).

"the first courtyard, to which it is approached from the portone main on public square of the Lordship was planned in the 1453 from Michelozzo. Nel 1565, in occasion delle wedding between Francisco de' the Doctors, son of Cosimo I, and Giovanna of Austria, sister dell' emperor Massimiliano II, the courtyard came transformed and embellished in a esuberante manierista style on plan of George Vasari. In the lunette, all around to the courtyard, the standards of the churches and the congregations of the limbs and trades of the city, while in the riquadri inferior they are painted, in honor just of Giovanna of Austria are reproduced, the Views of city of the Empire of the Asburgo. The times are enriched from grotesque decorations.  To the center, in substitution of the ancient sink, it came erected Fontana in porfido from Batiste of the Tadda and Raffaello di Domenico di Polo, on which it came placed the most ancient bronzea statue of the Putto with dolphin of Andrea of Verrocchio (1476), moved from 1959 to according to plan of the palace in the Terrazzo di Giunone and replaced in the courtyard from one copy. This small statue initially was situated in the Medical garden of the Villa of Careggi and the water that feeds it gushing out from the narici of the dolphin arrives the Garden of Boboli since grace to an ancient water system of tubature. In the niche Fontana Sansone is installed and the Filisteo di Pierino from You win. The columns rich are decorated, with rabbets alternated to parts worked with putty gild to you. From the left flank of the courtyard a door leads to the ancient one Knows it of Arms, a used time as warehouse of crews and ammunitions and today used for temporary extensions and special events."

The second courtyard

Here there was Customs, place in which the custom office of the coming from goodses outside from granducato second politics was paid of "all under control". If it were not paid, the goodses did not exit, simple. In the courtyard today one finds the ticket office of the museum and the bookshop.

Third courtyard
Saying new Courtyard, came executed from Bartolomeo Ammannati and Bernardo Buontalenti to conclusion of the widening towards via of the Gondi and the Lions. Communal offices show oneself to you above all and the door to the office of the Mayor and the Committee shows oneself to you scalone that. 

The hall of the 500, one of the beautifulr and precious capolavori than all Italy.
It has a length of 54 meters and is wide 23. It came constructed in the 1494 from Simone of the Pollaiolo, saying the Report, on a commission basis of Savonarola that, replacing the Doctors to the guide of Florence, wanted this knows it like center of the Council Greater note of 500 members. It knows was increased it later on from the Vasari that could become short for Cosimo I.

"During transformation (1555-1572) the famous paintings, but you fail to fulfill, de the battle of Anghiari di Leonardo from You win and de the Battle of Shack of Michelangelo came covered or destroyed, still it is not clear. Of Battaglia di Anghiari a copy of Rubens to the museum of the Louvre exists celebre, but in any case of the two works other copies and to times remain us the sketches."

To the time in which Florence they of the Reign of Italy was understood, the parliamentarians met (1865-1871 here). In this Florence period he had many of those destructions and rimaneggiamenti that the strafings of the second world war did not equal. An historical period indeed to forget.
 

On the walls of the hall of the 500 there are the battles to which they participated and they gained the troops Flourishing some.
 - the taken one of Siena,
 - the conquest of Ercole Port,
 - the Victoria of Cosimo to Marches in Val di Chiana,
 - the defeat of the pisani to the tower of Saint Vincenzo,
 - Massimiliano of Austria tries the conquest of Livorno,
 - Pisa attacked from the troops flourishing some

The soffito one is realized with 39 panels constructed and painted from Vasari and from the bottega, it represents you "Important episodes of the life of Cosimo I", i quarters of the city and the same city, with to the center the apotheosis representative: "Scene of glorificazione like Great Duca of Florence and Tuscany".
 

To still see: the monumental quarters, the quarter of the Elements and  the quarter of Eleonora. Perhaps for the preziosità of contents the visit demands as well as how much the Uffizi.

Curiosity
On the skillful angle of the facade of old Palace a profile first draft is carved. Who does not know itself has tried or completed the fact but "vox populi" she attributes it to the Buonarroti. Always second the tradition, that one would be the face of the condemned a.morte quite made "turned of back". The only sure truth is that little could have approached the palace and impunemente to work on the facade, therefore had sure to be someone for which the guard she could have closed more than an eye.

In rinascimentale Madonna called popularly Madonna of the UFO for via of a flying object "not identifiable" painting in the sky on the background knows it of Ercole is guarded one. Draft of a something gray that it emits of the beams is gilded to you, to which they watch two little figures on the background.