Piazza della Signoria

The Piazza della Signoria is a public square located between the Arno river and the Piazza del Duomo. This a popular meeting place for the locals, but flocked by tourists as well. The Piazza extends its ground to some significant structures and monuments. Uffizi gallery is right next to the Piazza and Ponte Vecchio is visible from here.

These include the Palazzo Vecchio, a cultural symbol of Florentine art and history, the Loggia dei Lanzi, an open-air museum with exquisite sculptures like Rape of the Sabine Women and Head of Medusa, the Fountain of Neptune, and the Equestrian Monument of Cosimo Ⅰ, designed by the sculptor Giambologna.
In the past, this square was the site of some notable political events such as:
1. The return of the Medici in 1530 
2. The Bonfire of the Vanities was prompted by Savonarola’s burning at stake by the Inquisition in 1498.
Many feasts and competitions were organised here in the past. A bell was sounded from the Palazzo Vecchio’s belltower so that people would gather in the square to listen to news and announcements.