The fortress-like exterior is decorated with 14 to fill them, the major guilds commissioned statues of patron saints from Florence's greatest talents (replicas now stand in their place).
The statues were replaced by replicas in the 1930s.
mnli hypothesis: The statues were replaced by replicas in the 1930s. premise: The fortress-like exterior is decorated with 14 to fill them, the major guilds commissioned statues of patron saints from Florence's greatest talents (replicas now stand in their place).