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\"20140629_093827\"<\/a>On Day 8 we traded the metropolis of more for the somewhat smaller but historical city of Florence.<\/p>\n

Florence is a more modern city compared to Rome but it was extremely important during the Renaissance and was very wealthy during that time period. Florence at the time was a republic but it was struggling to keep power after the wealthy Medici family began investing heavily into the area. Soon the Medici would become the true power in Florence until the Florentine government banned them. The Medici were at the height of their power when Lorenzo Medici was leading the family. Lorenzo loved art and had a huge collection of pieces of art privately owned by him. Later on, the Medici family built a museum containing a small amount of art that they had in their collection.<\/p>\n

We got to visit this museum that the Medici family created on our day at Florence. There were hundreds of pieces of art there. Many of them depicting scenes of Christianity. There were many pictures of Mary and Jesus but also some with Moses and scenes of the Old Testament. As well as Christian scenes, there were busts and statues of prominent members of the Medici family and people who supported the Medici while they were at their prime.<\/p>\n

Florence was a very global city when it came to trade. The city was one of the three superpowers of trade in the Renaissance: Venice Genoa, and Florence, until the discovery of the Americas and the colonization there. They were the hubs for traders in the Mediterranean and were centers of culture and art that hadn\u2019t been seen in Europe since the fall of Rome. Florence is also home to one of the most famous pieces of art and culture in all of the world: the statue of David that was created by Michelangelo. we were lucky enough to take pictures of the statue of David since before last week no one was allowed to photograph the famous icon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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