<P> David was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of Florence Cathedral , but was instead placed in a public square , outside the Palazzo Vecchio , the seat of civic government in Florence , in the Piazza della Signoria where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504 . The statue was moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia , Florence , in 1873 , and later replaced at the original location by a replica . </P>
<P> David was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of Florence Cathedral , but was instead placed in a public square , outside the Palazzo Vecchio , the seat of civic government in Florence , in the Piazza della Signoria where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504 . The statue was moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia , Florence , in 1873 , and later replaced at the original location by a replica . </P>
where is the real statue of david located
where is the real statue of david located
Galleria dell'Accademia , Florence ,
Galleria dell'Accademia , Florence ,