I sent a message to my possessive man saying 'I met David' and he asked 'Who David?'..... Well, he's the most handsome guy in the whole world. I fell in love with him in my 1st year of college. I don't mind declaring my love for this boyfriend of mine on social media though mostly I don't talk about my personal life in the blog. And the best part, my man doesn't have a problem if I'm drooling over this boyfriend!!! Well, he's David - a sculptural masterpiece by Michelangelo!
It was sculpted in 1501-1504. Its a 5.17m tall, 5.5 tonne standing sculpture of n*ked man made of marble and represents David from Old Testament of Bible. It was originally intended to be kept on Florence Cathedral, but later was actually kept just outside the Open Air Museum of Florence - Piazza Della Signoria. Soon after, it became a symbolization of Firenze's power and he's staring towards Rome!!!
By 1873 it was moved inside Galleria Academia to protect it from natural elements. However by 2014, his legs started to pain. Well, I'm not joking. Being a free standing statue without support (except for that bit of tree bark behind one of his legs) for several centuries, its x-ray revealed that the marble in the ankle region of the statue was weak.
Anyways, he's just too beautiful and here are several images of him for you to appreciate Michelangelo's skill!!! A separate post is coming up on the rest of the Museum. Btw, have you seen a man more handsome than him???
To Get There:
Nearest Metro Station: Santa Maria Novella
Nearest Bus stop: San Marco Rettorato
Nearest Bus stop: San Marco Rettorato
Entry Ticket: €8.00; €4.00 (if you're below 25 yrs of age and an EU citizen)
Plus €4.00 as reservation charges if booked online
Timings: 8:15AM to 6:50PM
Plus €4.00 as reservation charges if booked online
Timings: 8:15AM to 6:50PM
Here are some tips:
There are way too many sites that sell tickets for entry and I had a tough time to figure out which is real and which is fake, so let me make your life easier - Official Galleria Academia Tickets by B-Ticket, the only official channel as authorized by Ministry of Heritage & Tourism of Govt of Italy.
Italians do not call is Florence. Its an anglicized term. They call the place Firenze.
Italians do not call is Florence. Its an anglicized term. They call the place Firenze.
Whole of Firenze town is small and I managed to walk to all the places of interest and to the hostel and bus stand and did not require any public transport at all.