Sunset in Florence
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Sunset in Florence
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Img_8397
Description
Photo taken in Florence, Italy at sunset. Florence (Italian: Firenze)is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area. Florence is famous for its history: a center of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy. The Historic Centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8 million visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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September 24th, 2012
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Comments (2)
Jerry Bokowski
Jennie, Gorgeous work of camera art! It must have been great to be there! F/L Jerry
Jennie Breeze replied:
Yes! It was a blessing to be in Florence at that moment. Thanks for adding me to your 'watchlist' Jerry!
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks Navin! Appreciate being featured in your TOP 100 QUALITATIVE art group.
Jennie Breeze
Thanks Ella! Appreciate being featured in your NATURE WILDLIFE SUNSETS group homepage.
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thank you Neal! Great being selected and featured in your SUN RAYS AND LIGHT art group.