CATHEDRAL
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The Cathedral of Florence is one of the most beautiful churches in the world!
Your visit to Florence can only start with the complex of buildings that includes the Baptistery, Giotto's Bell Tower,...
BAPTISTERY - EXTERIOR
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The Cathedral's great dome is Florence's architectural symbol worldwide: but to the Florentines and from Dante onwards, the monument that sums up the city's identity is definitely the Baptistery. The...
BAPTISTERY - INTERIOR
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It's time for you to walk through Lorenzo Ghiberti's elegant doors on the north side and enter the Baptistery.
You are in a perfectly harmonious, vast octagonal space with the baptismal font in the...
GIOTTO'S BELL TOWER
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The square tower you see to the right of the Cathedral is called "...
EXTERIOR
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Just like we always do at MyWoWo, I suggest taking a walk around the exterior of the great Cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore before going inside. Let me tell you a little bit about its...
DOME
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Despite Florence's urban sprawl and the fact that it's a city surrounded by modern neighborhoods, the...
INTERIOR NAVES
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The interior of the Cathedral is so big, you'll find yourself standing there with your mouth hanging wide open. This effect of vast emptiness is produced by the amplitude of arches supported by only...
INTERIOR - PLATFORM
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You have reached the dome, which is the most sacred part of the Cathedral: you are standing in a giant octagon 42 meters wide surrounded on three sides by the platforms designed by Arnolfo di Cambio,...
MUSEUM - FIRST PART
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When talking about the Cathedral, Giotto's Bell Tower, and the Baptistery, I repeatedly mentioned that many of the sculptures that are exposed to the elements are copies, and that the originals are...
MUSEUM - SECOND PART
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Among the masterpieces of Renaissance sculpture that line up one after another in this Museum, I'd like to point out some memorable works that you really can't miss.
Firstly, meditate on the...
