Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Florence, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana is a state public and conservation library in a cloister of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy. Built under the patronage of Pope Clement VII, it was designed by Michelangelo, dates from 1571, and is an example of Mannerism. It holds the Medici family's private collection, including more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books.
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- Built
- Type
- library, state public library, conservation library
- Heritage
- Italian national heritage
- Place
- Florence, Italy
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