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Palazzo della Carovana also Palazzo dei Cavalieri in Pisa, Tuscany Italy #133012880
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Palazzo della Carovana also Palazzo dei Cavalieri is a palace in Knights` Square, Pisa, Tuscany region of Italy, presently housing the main building of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. It was built in 1562âââ‰â¬Å1564 by Giorgio Vasari for the headquarters of the Knights of St. Stephen. The name, meaning `Palace of the Convoy`, derives from the three-year period undertaken by the initiates of the Order for their training, called `la Carovana`. The faÃÆçade is characterized by a complex scheme with sgraffiti representing allegorical figures and zodiacal signs, designed by Vasari himself and sculpted by Tommaso di Battista del Verrocchio and Alessandro Forzori.