Palazzo Rucellai
- Address
- Piazza de’ Rucellai
Lonely Planet review for Palazzo Rucellai
Designed by Leon Battista Alberti in the 1440s for one of Florence’s richest families, this palazzo is arguably the first Renaissance building to rigorously mimic Roman forebearers – in this case, the Colosseum, with its Doric, Ionic and Corinthian pilasters. Note that the interior is not open to visitors.








