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At the end of the Palazzo Vecchio museum tour is the Hall of the Geographical Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche) or Stanza del Guardaroba where it was the Medicean Guardaroba (cloakroom) of the Granduca Cosimo I, that was the center of the institution that conserved, inventoried and enlivened all the assets of the State and the Monarch.

The room has a wonderful woodden ceiling work of Dionigi Nigetti, while the walls are occupied from wardrobe decorated with 53 maps oil paintedon the doors of the wardrobe, between 1563 and 1589, from the Dominican friar Egnazio Danti and from Stefano Buonsignori.

The maps are of great historical interest and constitute a document of invaluable value of the geographic acquaintances of the second half of 16th century.

In the center of room is exposed the great globe “mapa mundi” ruined from excessive restorations. Curious particularitity of the wardrobe is that some hide secrets passages (normally not accessible to who visit Old Palace), as an example behind the map of Armenia is a secret passage that goes to the a small room of duchessa Bianca Cappello, second wife of Francesco I de' Medici.

Curious characteristic of the atmosphere is the presence of a small window, protect from a grate, from which the duchessa could observe, not seen, the Salone dei Cinquecento.

Now, after the visit to Palazzo Vecchio, you can explore the figure of the Importuno and its curious legend associated with Michelangelo. The Importuno.