What is Palazzo Pitti?
[[File:Firenza Palazzo Pitti.jpg|thumb|300px|Palazzo Pitti]] [[File:Boboli-gardens-from-palazzo.jpg|thumb|250px|Boboli Gardens Amphitheatre, viewed from the Palazzo Pitti.]] '''Palazzo Pitti''' (in English sometimes called the '''Pitti Palace''') is a [[palace]] in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. It is from the [[Renaissance]] period. The palace was bought by the [[Medici]] family in 1549. It became the main home of the ruling families of the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]]. It was the centre of government for the 300 years that Tuscany was a [[monarchy]]. Later the palace was used as a base by [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]]. During the [[Italian unification|Risorgimento]], for a short time it was the [[Royal family|royal]] palace of the newly united Italy. The palace and its contents were given to the Italian people by King [[Victor Emmanuel III]] in 1919. Its doors were opened to the public as one of Florence's largest [[art gallery|art galleries]]. It is the largest [[museum]] complex in Florence. It is divided into several main galleries or museums: the [[Palatine Gallery]], the Royal Apartments, the Gallery of [[Modern Art]], the Silver Museum, the Porcelain Museum, the [[Costume]] Gallery and the [[Carriage]]s Museum. Behind the Pitti palace there is the Boboli's Garden. It is a [[history|historical]] [[park]] visited every year by about 800,000 [[tourism|tourists]]. The park is famous for the beauty of the [[flower]]s and for the very old [[sculpture]]s. [[Category:Buildings and structures in Florence]] [[Category:Palaces in Italy]] [[Category:Former royal residences]] {{Europe-stub}}