Unlike many Italian cities which group political and religious buildings in one focal point, Florence, like Siena, opted for division: the imposing Palazzo Vecchio of the Signoria, its entrance capital decorated with two marzocci (lions) on a background of fleurs-de-lys, the emblems of Florence, embodies temporal power. In the middle of the square is another symbol, an equestrian figure of Cosimo I who made the Palace what it is.