sezione aurea in florentine palazzi, loggia’s and courtyards. the golden section, a proportion found in the beauty of nature which also has been used by renaissance artists to achieve elegance, beauty, balance and harmony in art, design and architecture. a loggia is an architectural feature which is a covered exterior gallery or corridor on ground level. the outer wall is open to the elements, usually supported by a series of columns  or arches. loggias can be located either on the front or side of a building and are not meant for entrance but as an out-of-door sitting room, same as courtyards in the center of the palazzo.

the sezione aurea photography series by italian photographer and traveler guido cozzi, captures the timeless harmonious proportions of the most beautiful renaissance architecture in florence.