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Piazzale Michelangelo is Florence's most celebrated viewpoint, a broad terrace on the south bank hillside offering a sweeping panorama of the entire city—dome, towers, bridges, and the Tuscan hills beyond. It's the view that appears on every Florence postcard.
Designed by architect Giuseppe Poggi in 1869 as part of Florence's brief stint as capital of Italy. The esplanade was intended as a monumental approach to a never-completed Michelangelo museum.