Palazzo dello Strozzino

The Northern façade on Via dei Anselmi houses the entrance to the Cinema Odeon.

The palace, once known as the Palazzo delle Tre Porte for its three ground doorways, was a residence of the cadet branch of the Strozzi family; it was older and smaller than the grandiose Palazzo Strozzi.

The palace houses the Cinema Odeon, designed (1920) by Marcello Piacentini, as well as the language school of the British Institute of Florence.

The first floor, which has double mullioned windows and a gentler rustication, is attributed to Giuliano da Maiano (c. 1456).

The third floor, with more polished stone, was not added until the 19th century, in a style paralleling similar Renaissance palaces.