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Image via Complex Original Upon being built between 1590 - 1595, its original purpose was to protect the Medici family.
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Image via Complex Original The architect who designed Forte di Belvedere, Bernardo Buontalenti, also invented the sweet treat, gelato.
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Image via Complex Original Buontalenti designed the fort's angles to strategically allow for all the walls to be seen by another wall.
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Image via Complex Original Few know that it was the site of some of Galileo's greatest discoveries.
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Image via Complex Original Michelangelo was Belvedere's head engineer of fortifications.
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Image via Complex Original Kanye and Kim supposedly paid $410,000 to host their wedding at the fort.
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Image via Complex Original However, normally, people cannot be married at the site.
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Image via Complex Original For all of its splendor, it's a fortress marked by tragedy.
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Image via Complex Original It's also shaped like a star.
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Image via Complex Original And it hosts top-notch art exhibitions.
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Image via Complex Original Yet it was secretly a treasure trove.
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Image via Complex Original And it's equipped with mysterious, medieval secret passageways.
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Image via Complex Original It's known by way too many names.
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Image via Complex Original And of course, it provides breathtaking views of Florence.
