\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Michelangelo's \i David, \i0 which is one of the most famous works of art in the world as well as an emblem of the Italian Renaissanc
e, was set up, after much debate, in Piazza della Signoria, where it remained for over three hundred years. Placed in front of the entrance to Palazzo Vecchio, the colossal statue has become a symbol of the freedom of republican Florence.