Are there modern parts of florence?

Answer 1

depends on what you consider modern.
after italy was united, in the second half of the 1800s, the capital was moved from turin to florence for some years, until in 1877 rome was annexed and became the capital.
when they moved all the administrative offices to florence, many buildings were demolished and rebuilt (in the style of the time, but also in an "ancient looking style") in order to make streets larger, straighter and easier for the police to control them. so florence has very few districts that have really the typical, ancient, medieval italian characters, such as very narrow and crooked streets.
so, if compared to other italian cities, florence is very modern. consider that also an ancient church like santa maria novella had its facade finished only in the beginning of the 1900s (but the rest had been built many centuries before).
a part from this, like in every italian city, there is a more modern part that was built to host the growing population of the last century, especially after world war 2.

Answer 2

Yes, like all Italian cities, Florence is a mixture of old and new. You will find modern and ancient interspersed wherever you go. During World War II most italian cities (including Florence) were bombed pretty badly, these parts were re-built in modern times.

Answer 3

The historic city center is all old. The exception within the walls is Santa Maria Novella Station constucted in 1932. Florence also escaped heavy bombings duing WW-II that destroyed so many other cities. All the bridges were destroyed but not the Ponte Vecchio which survived the war intact.

Answer 4

Florence is exciting. Lots of good shopping there. The old and the new co-mingle. It is a very comfortable town. It has a very safe feeling there. Really nice people.

Answer 5

No, unless you go to the outskirts of town. and when your looking at signs they will say firenze, it florence in italian

Answer 6

AROUND THE OLD PARTS