Chapel of the Princes

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The Chapel of the Princes is an opulent, domed mausoleum in Florence that serves as the grand burial place of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany.

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Chapel of the Princes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapel
mausoleum
tourist attraction
access via Medici Chapels Museum
adjacentTo New Sacristy
linked to: Medici Chapel
alsoKnownAs Cappella dei Principi
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Mannerist architecture
burialPlaceOf Cosimo II de' Medici
Cosimo III de' Medici
Ferdinando II de' Medici
Gian Gastone de' Medici
Medici grand dukes of Tuscany
linked to: Medici family
commissionedBy Ferdinando I de' Medici
Medici family
constructionEnd 18th century
constructionStart 1604
early 17th century
country Italy
dedicatedTo Medici family
designedBy Don Giovanni de' Medici
Matteo Nigetti
function burial place of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany
hasDome true
height about 59 meters
heritageStatus within UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Centre of Florence)
interiorDecoration frescoes
polychrome marble
semi-precious stone inlay
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Florence
Italy
Tuscany
managedBy Museums of the Bargello (Musei del Bargello)
materialUsed granite
jasper
lapis lazuli
marble
porphyry
notableFor large ribbed dome
monumental Medici sarcophagi
opulent interior decoration
ownership Italian state
linked to: Italian Republic
partOf Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Medici Chapels
linked to: Medici Chapel

historic center of Florence
religion Roman Catholic
shape octagonal

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Medici Chapel contains Chapel of the Princes
Medici Chapel notableWork Chapel of the Princes