Florence, Italy [Amazing Places 4K]
The Historic Center of Florence is on the list of the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO: "Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo" (quote from whc.unesco.org/en/list/174). In addition, the Boboli Gardens are one of the 12 Medici villas added to the World Heritage list.
In the video: Sunrise from Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square) (0:01), Ponte Vecchio (0:42), Piazza del Duomo (0:53), Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (1:49), Piazza della Signoria (2:52), Palazzo Vecchio (3:36), Uffizi (4:49), Basilica of Santa Croce (5:36), Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens (6:37), Cappella Brancacci (7:25), Basilica of Santa Maria Novella (7:45), Sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo (10:00), Basilica di San Miniato al Monte (10:21).
Recorded October 2017 in 4K Ultra HD with Sony AX100 and a6300.
Music:
Ostraka - Division - 4 - Recercada Primera Sobre el Passamezzo Antiguo (Diego Ortiz)
Michael Murphy - The Most Beautiful Things - 9 - A Light in the Woods
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