Florence's pulsating heart is Piazza del Duomo, with the monumental complex of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore where you can admire a precious collection of works from the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the Campanile. Piazza della Signoria is the historical center of civil life and houses the 14th-century Loggia dei Lanzi, the Fountain of Neptune and the Palazzo della Signoria or Palazzo Vecchio, one of the monuments-symbol of the city, in front of which are some famous statues including a copy Of the famous David of Michelangelo.