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Colonna del Marzocca

At the upper end of Piazza Savonarola is the Colonna del Marzocca, erected in 1511 to confirm Montepulciano's allegiance to Florence. The stone lion atop this column is, in fact, a copy; the original is in the town's Museo Civico.

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