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Palazzo CorsiniPalazzo Corsini was born as a "casino" (it used to be a small property surrounded by a huge garden arriving to the bank of River Arno, where it rises the Lungarno Corsini), belonging to the Ardighelli family. It was then bought by Maria Maddalena Macchiavelli (wife of the Marques Filippo Corsini) in 1649 from the Grand Duke Ferdinando II de' Medici and finally by its current owners. The Corsini family residence is a beautiful edifice built in late-baroque style, visible from the roofs, decorated with terracotta pots and statues – a real news in Florence during the Renaissance -, to the U-shaped main court, opening towards the Lungarno. Known to be the first Florentine palazzo, it is characterized by two superimposed loggias around a shared closed court, with a terrace and a balustrade showing marvellous statues. Pier Francesco Silvani (1648-1656) conceived the building and helicoidal internal staircase; when he died, the works passed to Alfonso Parigi, Pietro Tacca and Antonio Maria Ferri. The first floor homes one of the best and richest private Florentine collections, the famous "Galleria Corsini", accessible from Via del Parione for free.
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