Orsanmichele is a church in the Italian city of Florence. The building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Michele which no longer exists.
Located on the Via Calzaiuoli in Florence, the church was originally built as a grain market in 1337 by Francesco Talenti, Neri di Fioravante, and Benci di Cione. Between 1380 and 1404, it was converted into a church used as the chapel of Florence's powerful craft and trade guilds. On the ground floor of the square building the 13th-century arches that had originally been open, forming the loggia-style grain market, were walled up.
Church:
Daily: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed on Mondays in August.
Museum:
Mon: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission to the church and museum is free.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsanmichele
Official website http://www.orsanmichele.net/
Beniculturali http://www.bargellomusei.beniculturali.it/index.php?it%2F171%2Fmuseo-di-orsanmichele=
Phone +39 055 284 715
Address Via dell'Arte della Lana 1, 50123 Florence, Italy
Coordinates 43°46'14.57" N 11°15'18.068" E
