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Orti  Oricellari,  a  Casino  was  erected  by  Bernard  Rucellai,
who  after  Lawrence  the  Magnificent,  presided  over  the  Pla
tonic  Academy.  It  served  also  as  a  residence  for  the  same;
there  too,  Macchiavelli  read  to  his  colleagues  the  celebrated -
  lectures  on  the  Decadi  of  Titus  Livius.  A  small
subterranean  chapel  is  consecrated  to  the  memory  of  the
Platonians.  The  giant  in  the  garden  is  by  Novelli.
Strozzi  Palace,  (Via  Tornabuoni  E.6).  The  design
of  this  splendid  palace  was  drawn  by  Benedetto  da  Maiano, -
  by  order  of  Filippo  Strozzi  in  1489.  The  great  cornice,
by  Cronaca  is  considered  a  real  model  of  art.  This  palace
has  three  fronts,  but  we  should  observe  that  facing
the  Strozzi  Square,  the  entablature  on  that  side  being
finished.  The  lanterns,  rings,  and  other  beautiful  ornaments -
  in  iron  are  the  work  of  Niccolò  Grosso,  called
il  Caparre.
REMARKABLE  HOUSES
Dante’s  House,  Piazza  S.  Martino  2  (G.  6.
The  House  where  Macchiavelli  died,  Via  Guicciardini -
  16  (F.  7.)
Galileo  s  House,  Via  della  Costa,  near  the  Fortress
of  Belvedere  (F.  8.)
The  House  where  Alfieri  died,  Lungarno  Corsini  2  (E.6.)
Guicciardini  ’s  House,  Via  Guicciardini  11  (F.  7.)
The  House  where  Andrea  del  Sarto  died,  Via  S.  Sebastiano -
  (H.  4.)
B.  Cellini  ’s  House,  Via  della  Pergola  38  (H.  5.)
tan  10  .