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The Campanile of Giotto. The Bell Tower was designed and completed in...
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The Baptistery is the oldest construction in Florence. It was...
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The Baptistery. There are three doors located at the cardinal points of the...
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The Dome of the Baptistery. Look up from the font toward the dome, we...
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The detail of the interior of the Baptistery.
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The Cathedral. The work on it was begun in approximately 1296 and was...
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In 1436 the Cathedral was dedicated to Santa Maria del Flore.
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Architect Filippo Brunelleschi created the celebrated ribbed dome for the...
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The gigantic dome is "a structure so immense, so steeply rising...
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The detail of the facade.
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Inside the Cathedral. The Clock painted by Paolo Uccello.
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The Cathedral. The area under the dome.
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The dome. The iconographic theme is the Last Judgement. (3600 meters...
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The decoration of the Dome is not mosaic but painted.
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The view of Florence from the lantern of the Cathedral.
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The view of Florence from the lantern of the Cathedral.
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The view of Florence from the lantern of the Cathedral. We can see the Palace...
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The view of Florence from the lantern of the Cathedral. We can see the...
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Piazza Della Republica
This square is the modern centre of the town. It is situated on the...
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Church of Orsanmichele
It is a square Gothic structure built in 1290. It is famous for its...
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Piazza Della Signoria
This is a beautiful solemn square with the Palace Vecchio, the Loggia...
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Beside the Palace there is the fountain with the gigantic Neptune by...
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Piazza della Signoria. The bronze disc shows the place of burning of the...
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The severe medieval walls of the Quartieri Monumentali of Palazzo Vecchio. It...
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Palazzo della Signoria
In front of the palace some important sculptures are arranged: the copy of...
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