Grandiose museum complex
Formerly the residence of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany and later of the King of Italy, the Pitti Palace is one of Florence's largest architectural monuments, its largest museum and among its most-visited institutions. Named after its first owner, the Florentine banker Luca Pitti, today the Pitti Palace houses several galleries and museums that include important collections of paintings and sculpture, porcelain, costumes and other works of art. The magnificently decorated historical setting extends to the Boboli Gardens, one of the earliest formal gardens in Italy, which is famous for its fountains and grottoes.
The Pitti Palace comprises the following galleries and museums: The Modern Art Gallery, Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Museum of Costume and Fashion, Palantine Gallery and Royal Apartments, Boboli Gardens and the Porcelain Museum.
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