Viali di Circonvallazione
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The Viali di Circonvallazione are a series of 6-lane boulevards surrounding the north part of the historic centre of Florence.
History
[edit]The boulevards follow the outline of the ancient walls of Florence, that were demolished in 1865 according to Giuseppe Poggi's project to make Florence, then the capital of Italy, a modern city with wide boulevards inspired by those of Paris. Around the former gates of the city, squares and palaces were created.
Today
[edit]Today the viali di Circonvallazione are the main arterial street of Florence for the traffic from west to east.
The route (from west) starting from Ponte alla Vittoria bridge is:
- Viale Fratelli Rosselli (with Torre della Serpe and Leopolda Station)
- Piazzale of Porta al Prato
- Viale Filippo Strozzi (around the Fortezza da Basso)
- Viale Spartaco Lavagnini
- Piazza della Libertà (with Porta San Gallo, Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine and the Parterre)
- Viale Giacomo Matteotti
- Piazzale Donatello (around the English Cemetery)
- Viale Antonio Gramsci
- Piazza Beccaria (with Porta alla Croce, Archive of State and La Nazione headquarters)
- From here the boulevards divide into:
- Viale Giovine Italia (with the Torre della Zecca and Arno River)
- Viale Giovanni Amendola
Gallery
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Viale Strozzi
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Viale Spartaco Lavagnini
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Piazzale Donatello