Ospedale degli Innocenti
is really Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence, Italy
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
Brunelleschi's foundling hospital, with a rooftop glyph, also used in the Bonfire of the Vanities chapters.
The real place
It opened in 1445 with Brunelleschi's arcaded loggia and is often called Europe's first purpose-built orphanage. It now houses a museum of Renaissance art.
Visiting
The museum is ticketed. The loggia on Piazza della Santissima Annunziata can be seen free at any time.
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