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Museo delle porcellane

Museo delle porcellane is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Poggio Casaccia stands 921 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fontana delle scimmie, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

The Porcelain Museum (Italian: Museo delle porcellane) is located in the Casino del Cavaliere, one of the highest points of the Boboli Gardens at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy. The items on display, organized by manufacturer in the displays, include examples from the leading European producers. Among the largest holdings on display are: the Capodimonte porcelain of Naples; the Tuscan Doccia porcelain from Sesto Fiorentino; French manufacturers such as Sèvres and Vincennes; Vienna porcelain, largely collected by Ferdinand III of Tuscany; the German porcelain factory of Meissen. The museum is among the hundred most visited art museums in the world.

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Dates from 1973.

Wikidata Q3868160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Giardino di Boboli
Fee
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.76190, 11.25240

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Springs
  • Piazzale Michelangelo: 0.6 mi
  • Fonte Pecchioli: 5.0 mi
  • Fonte Mezzina: 5.5 mi
  • Fonte della Caldaia: 5.6 mi
  • Fonte Giallina: 5.8 mi
Peaks
  • Monte Cuccioli: 1.8 mi
  • Montepiano: 3.6 mi
  • Colle San Francesco: 3.7 mi
  • Monterivecchi: 3.7 mi
  • Monte Ceceri: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 55
Gardens: 40
Picnic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tonfo del Diavolo: 7.0 mi
  • Pescaia Calvelli: 14.1 mi
  • Cascata di Meriggioni: 16.3 mi
  • Pisciolo di Macereto: 16.6 mi
  • Pisciolo di Sant'Antonio: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Museo delle porcellane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poggio CasacciaN 355°921 m7.8 mi
Poggio TriniN 358°764 m7.5 mi
Poggio al GiroN 359°747 m6.3 mi
Monte RotondoN 356°705 m7.0 mi
Poggio PratoneNE 43°702 m6.7 mi
Poggio di FirenzeSE 125°693 m7.4 mi
Poggio BallettoN 358°690 m5.9 mi
Poggio di Casa al MonteSE 126°676 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:4918:27
June solstice05:3420:1721:01
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4615:5416:41

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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