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The Hotel Calzaiuoli, in the very heart of Florence, between Piazza della Signoria
and Piazza del Duomo, is located in an anctque building, originally a 14th-century
medieval residence. In the years when Florence was the capital of the Kingdom
of Italy (from 1865 to 1871), many things changed in the historical centre to
adapt it to the new political and social role of the city.
It was thoroughly renovated, through the complete demolition of the old market
and of the Jewish area, near Piazza della Repubblica, which was then extended
to its present dimensions.
Questo periodo caratterizzato da lotte religiose che videro un'altissima partecipazione
della cittadinanza fino ad arrivare al fanatismo contro il clero.
Among the urban interventions of those years, designed and carried out by Architect
Giuseppe Poggi, Via Calzaiuoli was broadened and redesigned to make it straight,
modifying the architecture of the buildings along the street.
For this reason, Hotel Calzaiuoli, even if it has been fully renovated in 1982,
still features a typical 19th-century façade, and hides the remains of a medieval
tower in its internal architecture .
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