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Quote:The Palazzo Vecchio, rightly one of Florence’s most celebrated structures, has been many things in its long lifetime: the seat of the Signoria (the rulers of the Republic), a Medici palace, the seat of government for the newly-united Kingdom of Italy and, most recently, a museum and mayor’s office. However, that is just the history of the current building. The history of the site is far older, reaching back to medieval palaces, burial sites and, deep in the mists of time, a Roman theatre.
