Palazzo Medici Riccardi: Courtyard

The central courtyard of the Medici Palace is strikingly different from the exterior of the building. Here the novelty of the building becomes obvious in the refined classical detailing of the arcade which completely surrounds the courtyard, and in the sculpted roundels suggesting ancient Roman gems that decorate the frieze above the arcade.

View the ground plan of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence.