Belvedere (fort)

, Italy. It was built by Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici during the period 1590–1595, with Bernardo Buontalenti as the designer, to protect the city and the Medici rule thereover. In particular, it was used to hold the Medici treasury. On the same side of the river as the Grand Ducal palace, the Pitti Palace, today the grounds provide spectacular outlooks over Florence; the buildings are (...) +info