Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)

Italy / Toscana / Bagno a Ripoli / Florence / Viale Manfredo Fanti, 14
 World Cup football stadium, football / soccer stadium, football premier league

Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The stadium was temporarily noticed as the host of Italy's Six Nations matches from 2012. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale".
The stadium was built in 1931 and holds 47,290. The architect is Pier Luigi Nervi (known for the Nervi Hall in the Vatican) and it is one of the most relevant examples of 20th century architecture in the city.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACF_Fiorentina
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Coordinates:   43°46'51"N   11°16'57"E

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  • As you can see, the stadium was build in the shape of a "D". It relates to "Duce", the nickname of Benito Mussolini
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