Piazza della Signoria

Piazza della Signoria
Public square
Features	Statues Judith and Holofernes by Donatello and David by Michelangelo, Neptune Fountain
Opening date	1330
Surface	stone
Location	Florence, Italy
Piazza della Signoria Location of the piazza in Florence
Coordinates: 43°46′11″N 11°15′20″E / 43.76972°N 11.25556°E / 43.76972; 11.25556

Piazza della Signoria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjattsa della siɲɲoˈriːa]) is a w-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city.^[1] It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo, and gateway to the Uffizi Gallery.