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Monument of the Four Moors

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Livorno, Monumento dei quattro mori a Ferdinando II (1626) Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 13 4 2006 01
Livorno, Monumento dei quattro mori a Ferdinando II (1626) Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 13 4 2006 01

The Monument of the Four Moors (Italian: Monumento dei Quattro mori) is located in Livorno, Italy. It was completed in 1626 to commemorate the victories of Ferdinand I of Tuscany over the Ottomans.It is the most famous monument of Livorno and is located in Piazza Micheli. Created by Pietro Tacca, the monument takes its name from the four bronze statues of "Moorish" slaves that are found at the base of an earlier work consisting of the statue of Ferdinando I and its monumental pedestal.

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Monument of the Four Moors
Piazza Giuseppe Micheli, Livorno

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Piazza Giuseppe Micheli
57126 Livorno
Tuscany, Italy
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Livorno, Monumento dei quattro mori a Ferdinando II (1626) Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 13 4 2006 01
Livorno, Monumento dei quattro mori a Ferdinando II (1626) Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 13 4 2006 01
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