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Memorable for its border of delicate arcades,
the piazza is one of Florence´s more enjoyable squares. The statue of
Grand Duke Ferdinand is by Giambologna whilst the unusual fountain is
by his pupil, Pietro Tacca, who also created the shiny-nosed boar in the
Mercato Nuovo. The portico of the Spedale degli Innocenti (the first foundlings
hospital in Europe) is by Brunelleschi. The church of Santissima Annunziata
was founded in 1235 by seven Florentine noblemen, who chose a life of
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