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The Dome was made by Brunelleschi. His revolutionary achievement was to built the largest dome of its time without scaffoding. 463 steps lead to the top from where you can see how an inner shell provides a platform for the timbers that support the outer shell. Leave a Comment
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There are many religious buildings around Florence, the main ones being:
The Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore)
Church of Santa Croce
Church of Santa Maria Novella
Basilica of San Lorenzo with its Cappelle dei Medici
Church of Santa Spirito
There is a lot of great art on show in all these buildings - S. Croce is particuluarly interesting as it houses the Tomb of Michelangelo. There is also an interesting story about Galileo, but you'll have to go to find out!
The calm cloisters next to Santa Croce and the incredible facade of the Duomo are worth visiting. Leave a Comment
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Florence is often known as "The birthplace of the Renaissance". It is home to numerous churches, public buildings, and houses constructed with Romanesque or Gothic architecture. The construction of the famous Duomo marks the beginning of Renaissance architecture.
The most of the historic sights are located in the city centre within walking distance to the Duomo. Leave a Comment
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Santa Maria del Fiore, the Gothic cathedral erected over the ancient basilica of Santa Reparata, was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio who began construction in 1296.
Brunelleschi completed it in 1436 with the elegant dome, the inside of which was entirely frescoed by Vasari and Zuccari. The final phase in the construction of the cathedral, that is the completion of the facade, dates from the mid 19th century.
To the right of the cathedral rises the Bell Tower, or Campanile, designed by Giotto in 1334. The square tower is covered with red, green and white marble inlays, decorated with panels and carvings, and made graceful by double- and triple-windows. Leave a Comment
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The green and white marble Baptistery of Saint John (1128) is a masterpiece of Florentine Romanesque architecture. The interior of the dome is decorated with mosaics. The splendid bronze doors (including the Door of Paradise) were made by Andrea Pisano and Lorenzo Ghiberti. Leave a Comment
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have a look at the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge). According to an ancient custom, it is bordered by houses.
According to the legend, the poet Dante Alighieri met his loving girl, Beatrice, at the corner of the Ponte Vecchio.
Eventhough, she was younger than him and she married an other man, he was in love for her during his whole life. Leave a Comment
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see the Duomo built in Florentin style (it seems a meringue cake decorated with coloured sugar). As usual, the cathedral, the batistry and the belfry are separate.
Try a difficult photograph : the batistry doors. Unsufficient distance to have all scuptures. You step back and somebody takes your place. The photo becomes impossible. Leave a Comment
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The portico to the right of the Palazzo Vecchio, is the Loggia dei Lanzi. Designed by Andrea Orcagna and built in 1376-82, it houses one of the finest open air sculpture collections in the world. The leftmost statue is Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus holding up Medusa's head, and the statue under the right arch is the Rape of the Sabines, by Giambologna.-
El portico que se encuentra a la derecha del Palacio Vecchio es la Logia de los Lanzi. Diseñada por Andrea Orcagna y construida durante los años 1376-82, alberga uno de los más bellos museos al aire libre en el mundo. La estatua que se encuentra más a la derecha es Perseo con la cabeza de Medusa, de Benvenuto Cellini y la del otro extremo es el Rapto de las Sabinas, de Giambolonga Leave a Comment
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This church contains frescos by Giotto, many tombstones and commemorative monuments, including those of Galileo, Rossini, Macchiavelli's tomb, and Vasari's monument to Michelangelo, who died in Rome but was brought to Florence to be buried here, by Cosimo I. The collection of art in this church complex is by far the most important of any church in Florence. In my opinión, this church is the most beautiful in Florence. -
Esta iglesia contiene frescos de Giotto, varias tumbas y monumentos conmemorativos, incluyendo las de Galileo Galilei, Rossini, la tumba de Macchiavelli, quién falleció en Roma y luego fue trasladado a Florencia para ser enterrado allí, por orden de Cosimo I. La colección de arte que existe en esta iglesia es la más imporante en relación a cualquier iglesia en Florencia. En mi opinión, es la iglesia más bella en Florencia Leave a Comment
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Dome,The main church in Florence.
Which is build for around 100 years long,
As Florence people extremely wanted to build a
most wonderful church in their city,It was after
they saw the other wonderful church in Pisa,
They made it!!
The Church is so wonderful,Special color on it is just harmonize,
Different buildings together,
Became to a extremely beautiful picture. Leave a Comment
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