Photograph of a streetscape in Florence, Italy. People and cars fill the lower foreground. A building is visible behind the cars.

Photograph of the Baptistry of St. John Doors (Gates of Paradise) in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, pigeons are scattered across the Piazza del Duomo in front of the Baptistry of St. John. A group of people stand in front of the gilded bronze doors. The doors are visible as well as the three statues above the doors depicting the Baptism of Christ. The doors were created by Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Photograph of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. The photograph was taken looking down a long street towards the palazzo. Buildings and people line the street in the foreground. The palazzo is visible in the background.

Photograph of the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence, Italy. The palazzo fills the image frame. The roofs of two white cars are visible in front of the palazzo. The palazzo was completed in the fifteenth century.

Photograph of the Uffizi Gallery entryway on the Arno River in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, a section of the river is visible with a single kayak in the water. The facade of the Uffizi Palace is visible with steps leading up from the river and many people on the balcony. The tower of the Palazzo Vecchio is visible in the background behind the Uffizi.

Photograph of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, multiple parked cars flanked by buildings on either side are visible. The photograph was taken on a shaded street ending in the Piazza della Signoria with a side view of the Palazzo Vecchio in the background.

Photograph of the cortile of the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy. The foreground of the image is hidden in shadow. The corner arches of the cortile and succeeding floors of the palazzo are visible in the background.

Photograph of sculptures outside of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. To the right of the door, stands the sculpture of Hercules and Cacus by Baccio Bandinelli. To the left of the door, stands a copy of Michelangelo's sculpture of David. Buildings behind the palazzo are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy. The palazzo sits in the foreground with cars in front. The palazzo has scaffolding set up on its left top two stories. Other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the inner courtyard of the Bargello Palace in Florence, Italy. Two columns in shadow frame the image on either side. Archways and a stairway are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Bargello Palace in Florence, Italy. The photograph was taken in an inner courtyard of the palace. An arched colonnade is visible in the foreground; statues on pedestals are visible under the archways.

Photograph of the inner courtyard of the Bargello Palace in Florence, Italy. The photograph was taken from a high point looking down into the courtyard. Two floors of archways and a stairway are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of the Pitti Palace as seen from the Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. The outer walls of the fort are visible in the foreground. The palace is visible in the background surrounded by trees and backed by the city of Florence.

Photograph of the Palazzo Davanzati in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, multiple cars are parked in front of a row of buildings. The palace sits in the center background flanked by other shorter buildings. The palace was erected in the fourteenth century.

Photograph of the baptistry doors (Gates of Paradise) in Florence, Italy. The gilded bronze doors fill the frame. A low metal fence is visible in front of the doors. The Baptistry of St. John or Florence Baptistry is located in the Piazza del Duomo.

Photograph of the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, one archway of the loggia is visible with two statues underneath the archway silhouetted by the light from the piazza. The Piazza della Signoria is visible in the background with surrounding buildings.

Photograph of the Dante Alighieri Sculpture in the Piazza di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, a horse-drawn carriage, cars, and two men are visible. The back of the statue is visible in the middle ground. Surrounding buildings and a Taxi sign are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, Italy. Buildings and cars line the street leading to the palazzo. The side angle of the palazzo is visible in the background.

Photograph of the side view of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) and bell tower in Florence, Italy. The side of the Duomo and bell tower fill the frame with intersecting power lines in the foreground.

Photograph of an inner garden of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, trees and flowering plants are visible on a rectangular stretch of grass. The garden is surrounded by stone walls.

Photograph of the Baptistry in front of the Duomo in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, the heads of numerous people are visible but out of focus in the bottom of the frame. The edges of two buildings are visible on either side of the frame. Between the buildings, the Baptistry is visible with the Duomo behind it.

Photograph of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. Three tall trees in a garden are visible in the foreground; an arched colonnade is visible behind the trees. A bell tower is visible in the background.

Photograph of the Fountain of Neptune located in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. The fountain stands in the center foreground surrounded by a low fence and many people. The Palazzo Vecchio stands behind the fountain with the Loggia dei Lanzi in the background. The fountain was finished by Bartolomeo Ammannati in the sixteenth century.

Photograph of the Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, Neptune is surrounded by various figures. In the background, buildings, a bell tower, and a bus are visible behind the fountain. Bartolomeo Ammannati created the fountain in the sixteenth century.