Dante's tomb and Quadrarco of Braccioforte

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The little neoclassical temple, built in 1780 by architect Camillo Morigia, houses Dante's bones. Inside the Tomb, a relief of 1483 by Pietro Lombardo, situated above the sarcophagus, depicts Dante at a reading-desk. In the middle of the temple, an 18th century votive lamp burns olive oil from Tuscan Apennines, an annual gift of the Municipality of Florence on the second Sunday of September for the celebrations of the Poet's death anniversary.

To the right of the Tomb, a gate leads into the garden of the so-called Quadrarco di Braccioforte, an ancient oratory, under which two sarcophagi lie. Apparently, its name originates from the legend of two people who invoked the "Braccio forte" (strong arm) of the Saviour as guarantor of their contract, whose image was painted in the oratory.