Must-SeeAccademia Gallery
Home of Michelangelo's David, the most famous statue in the world, at the end of a hall of his unfinished Prisoners.
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
- Price
- Paid; book a timed ticket ahead
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Via Ricasoli 58/60, 50122 FlorenceDirections
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk from the Duomo.
Why Go
Michelangelo carved the David between 1501 and 1504 from a block of marble other sculptors had given up on, and it was moved here from Piazza della Signoria in 1873 to protect it. It stands more than 5 meters tall under a skylight, at the end of a hall lined with his Prisoners, figures still half held in the stone.
The gallery also has Florentine paintings and a hall of plaster models from the 19th century.
Tips
- Book the first or last slot of the day for the quietest view of David.
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