Number (
) Name___________________________
１．主節の S+V をマークしよう
２．スラッシュで区切って語順訳しよう
A Best Spot to Have a Sky View of Firenze
If you are visiting Firenze, Italy, a visit to Michelangelo Square in the southeast
of the city is a must. It is one of the best points to have a panoramic view of
Firenze. In the center of the square is a monument dedicated to Michalangelo, with
several of the most famous sculptural works by the great master: a copy of the
David stands in the center, and at its feet are copies of the four statues which
adorn the Medici tombs in the Chapel of San Lorenzo.
Down below the square you can overlook the River Arno flowing gently from the
left to the right, dividing the city into two large parts. On the river are several
bridges, among which Ponte Vecchio (Vecchio Bridge) is the most famous. The covered
bridge houses a fancy shopping archade of enchanting and gorgeous jewelry shops.
Across the Arno from the Michelangelo Square is the church of Santa Croce (built
in 1221) where you can see tombs of many great names of this city, including
Michelangelo. A little farther to the left of Santa Croce stands the Duomo (Cathedral
of Santa Maria del Fiore, built in 1296), the symbol of Firenze, with its grand
dome as high as 106 meters. Next to the Duomo stands the Giotto’s Belltower, where
you can command another panoramic view of the city at the height of 84 meters up
414 stairs.
To the left of the Cathedral, closer to Ponte Vecchio, you can see another tall
belltower in Gothic style. It belongs to the Palace of Vecchio built in 1298 as
the central office of the Firenze city government, where the Medici family exerted
their dominant power. Between Vecchio Palace and the River Arno stands Uffizi
Gallery, one of the most famous art museums in the world. Uffizi Gallery features
2500 Italian Renaissance masterpiece pictures painted between 13th and 18th
centuries, including the works of Botticelli, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo
Da Vinci.
Far from the crowd of the city, you will enjoy some quiet recess here in this
square having a bird-eye view of the beautiful city. There are stalls nearby to
buy food and drinks if you want. The place is good to visit after dark as well
as during the day; the night view is excellent with Firence’s major historical
building illuminated along with tens of thousands of city lights twinkling like
stars.