This is the fourth and last episode of the special series “Florence told by our rooms”, and to top it off with style, we will present our room 65, which celebrates Santa Trinita. It is one of the most important basilicas in the historical and artistic evolution of the city of Florence. Just next to the Antica Torre Tornabuoni, it overlooks the homonymous Piazza Santa Trinita and gives its name to the nearby Ponte Santa Trinita.

Inside room 65, the headboard of the bed made of wood perfectly represents the facade of the church, rebuilt in the 16th century by Bernardo Buontalenti, one of the leading representatives of Tuscan Mannerism, featuring sculptures by Giovanni Caccini.

In the room, there is another reference to Florence’s architectural beauty that is not directly connected to Santa Trinita, but is worth noting: the precious polychrome marbles that make up the bathroom are inspired by Giotto’s Campanile.

A very distinguished resident

More than its architecture and decorative references, room 65 evokes memories of a distinguished resident of the Palazzo dei Gianfigliazzi, where Antica Torre Tornabuoni stands: Rinaldo Gianfigliazzi.

The Gianfigliazzi dynasty, traced back as early as 1260 and mentioned by Dante in the “Divine Comedy,” boasts a valiant figure in Rinaldo Gianfigliazzi, also known as the “Knight with the Golden Spur.”

Rinaldo was elected by the Florentine people as Gonfaloniere of Justice (a prestigious public office dating back to the late Middle Ages, designating a municipal magistrate of high moral standing) an unprecedented four times in his lifetime, a truly rare occurrence in history.

His frequent appeals to patriotism and civic virtues, his advocacy for the supremacy of public interests over private ones, his strong diplomatic sense, and his gift for oration earned him the nickname “Gallo” (Rooster).

Rinaldo Gianfigliazzi lived his entire life in Tower and, never wanting to stray far from it, chose to be buried in the adjacent Church of Santa Trinita. His tomb lies in the first chapel of the left nave and bears the family’s coat of arms.

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