"Next, I'm going to take you on a tour of Palazzo Pitti, which is one of the most magnificent buildings in Florence and was originally home to the Medici family. ”

"In the past, only high-ranking officials and nobles could go, but after so many years of evolution and evolution, advocating that everyone is equal, we can have the opportunity to visit, and young people can see more and see the world, it is still beneficial!"

"Head Xia is right, this is a rare opportunity, we can come to visit and feel the local customs of Italy, we are also very happy!"

"Let's go, Oliver is already waiting for us, after visiting Palazzo Pitti, the trip to Florence is over, our next stop is Venice on the water, Venice is also a famous city in Italy, the itinerary plan has been set, the ticket has been bought, and we will go to Venice tomorrow." ”

"Okay, listen to Captain Xia's arrangement!" Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie nodded.

Following Head Xia, I really have a lot of knowledge, and when I go abroad, I can see what the world is like, this is a rare opportunity, Qu Lihua is deeply touched.

"In the past, I could only search for information about these countries along the Internet and look at the pictures on the Internet, because I did white-collar work, I had to go to work in the company every day for my livelihood, work hard, and assume responsibility for my family, and I rarely traveled during holidays, even if I could travel abroad, I could only go to one country, very few places, it was rare to have such a good opportunity to see what the world was like, and I was really grateful to Dean Zhang for creating such good opportunities and conditions for us young people. ”

Head Xia said: "Thank you Dean Zhang for his cultivation is right, Dean Zhang cultivates young people, values talents, is visionary, we are all old, China's future, or rely on you young people, the 'Belt and Road' has a long way to go, the future needs a lot of road builders, I hope you can keep what you see and see in your hearts." ”

"I hope you have an in-depth understanding of the countries along the road, and are well aware of the customs and customs of each country, and in the future, you can cooperate with the staff of the countries along the route in transnational cooperation projects with ease, and pass on China's fine traditions, history, culture, and influence. ”

"We understand, thank you for your guidance!"

"Hmm!" Captain Xia nodded, and walked out with Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie, outside the palace, Oliver was already waiting outside, and when he saw everyone coming with Captain Xia, he smiled and waved to everyone enthusiastically.

"Captain Xia!"

"Oliver, I've worked hard for you these past few days, today you got up early in the morning, I have booked the tickets, today is the last stop at Palazzo Pitti, the other churches are similar, due to the schedule, we will not go to other churches, tomorrow we will take the car to Venice. ”

"Okay, Captain Xia, then I'll take you to visit the exterior of Pitti Palace first, and I'll introduce it to you!"

"Good!"

Standing outside the Pitti Palace, Qu Lihua looked up, and the initial impression was that the front of the Pitti Palace was noble and pure, with almost no decoration, built with huge rough stones, densely accumulated, and the oblong arch has always been a symbol of European architecture, the appearance of this palace looks old, and it is not as luxurious as the appearance of other palaces.

The only decoration on the façade is the same eaves that are repeated three times on each floor, pilasters with early contoured crowns, and Ionian columns with balustrades.

Oliver explains: "Don't look so old and rough on the outside, it doesn't look luxurious at all, there are no outstanding decorations, but if you look closely, you can see that the only decoration is the lion's head statue between the window supports on the ground floor, a symbol of authority, and the two wings that protrude forward were built during the Lorraine period." ”

"From the arched door through the atrium leads to the Amanati Courtyard, which is flanked by a hill above it, which forms the back barrier of the building. ”

Meng Wenjie nodded, "To build a palace here, the geographical location was chosen just right, which shows the designer's good intentions!"

"Yes!" Oliver continued, "in those days, for a long time there was no information about the guessed floor plans and the location of the palace, and now of course everything is clear, and Pitti gave the design of his palace plan to the famous architect of the time, Filippo Brunelleschi, who drew the plan of the palace with his extraordinary genius. ”

"The palace has been enlarged several times, and with each new expansion of Palazzo Pitti, the grandeur of Brunelleschi's creation becomes more distinct, and each time there is a stronger creation. ”

"Palazzo Pitti is located on the long side of Piazza Florence, and it was carefully thought out that in order to build a palace, the designer had to think about it, because once it was built, it could not be moved, it had to stand the test of the sun and rain, and the long years would test the strength of the palace, and tradition gave Pitti the desire to build his palace large enough to include the Strotzi Mansion. ”

Qu Lihua listened to Oliver's explanation, the past history seemed to be still shaking in front of her eyes, Qu Lihua knew that although the history of this palace is as tortuous and complex as an epic, but the historical situation is in the past after all, as a tourist standing here, I don't pay attention to what history happened in the past, but to experience these ancient buildings that have been precipitated by the years, what do they leave to modern people?

The three-storey Luca Pitti Palace is built with huge square stones, almost a large mountain of wilderness stones, the ancient buildings of Europe are different from the Oriental architecture of China, the Europeans are sometimes not as delicate and exquisite as the Orientals, the construction of this palace, the construction technology at that time was not developed, and there was no degree of mechanization, the black curved and convex huge stones seemed to roll down from a very high place, and were cut at once, and the slaves built up with their hands one by one, so it looked rough.

Oliver took everyone around, and the Palatine Gallery houses art treasures collected by the Medici family, including works by Raphael, Botticelli, Titian and other artists, placed in eleven salons.

Qu Lihua was impressed by the frescoes on the ceilings of the five salons, Italian muralists are very good at murals, Oliver has introduced before, of course, some muralists are not exempt from vulgarity, their works are to praise the Medici family.

Qu Lihua smiled slightly after seeing it, "It seems that no matter what dynasty you are in, you need these people!"

In the palace, there are also some works of masters in the heyday of the Renaissance, such as Raphael's paintings, for tourists to see.