Another library gem

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A while ago I wrote a post about Biblioteca della Oblate, which is a library/cultural center/café well worth visiting. Now we are in another library, called Biblioteca Palagio di Parte Guelfa. It is located in the tiny piazza with the same name near the Mercato Nuovo.

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We rushed in from the rain and rushed out again in just minutes, I’m glad I managed to get any pictures at all.
So how about having decorated walls and ceilings like these in your small local library? You could if it had been in a former medieval Florentine church.

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This one was called Chiesa di Santa Maria Sopra Porta since it was built close to the south gate of the oldest (Roman) city wall, Por Santa Maria.

Since its’ deconsecration in 1785 it has been used for different purposes, like housing fire fighters. Since 1987 it is a library, and if you have a minute (and if you can find it!) do pop in to marvel for free at these treasures.

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