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Pitti

Pitti commonly refers to Palazzo Pitti, a large Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. Commissioned in the 1450s by the Florentine banker Luca Pitti and designed in the early Renaissance style, the palace stands on the south bank of the Arno opposite the historic center and near the Ponte Vecchio. After its acquisition by the Medici family in the mid-16th century, it became the chief residence of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany and a major center of political and cultural life in the city.

Today the Palazzo Pitti houses a significant museum complex. The Palatine Gallery (Galleria Palatina) contains an

In contemporary Florence, Pitti also refers to Pitti Immagine, the fashion event organizer responsible for major

important
collection
of
Renaissance
and
Baroque
paintings,
while
the
Royal
Apartments
and
the
Gallery
of
Modern
Art
are
also
on
display.
The
complex
includes
additional
collections
and
the
adjacent
Boboli
Gardens,
laid
out
in
the
16th
and
17th
centuries,
which
represent
a
historic
example
of
Italian
garden
design
and
are
connected
with
the
palace
by
a
corridor
of
time.
trade
shows
such
as
Pitti
Uomo,
a
leading
international
platform
for
menswear
that
gathers
designers,
retailers,
and
media
from
around
the
world.
The
name
Pitti
is
Italian
in
origin
and
historically
associated
with
the
Florentine
family
that
originally
owned
the
palace.