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San Felice in Piazza Piazza S. Felice, Florence, 50125 |
San Felice was about a fifteen minute drive to Siena. It rises in the distance as you approach, its walls and towers reaching great heights. Its wonderful Duomo, its Piazza del Campo,its belltower, and,of course, more gr... more
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San Frediano in Cestello Piazza di Cestello, Firenze, 50124 |
The cupola of the Cestello stands out in the panorama of the Oltrarno and its bare, unfinished facade is visible from the bank on the other side of the Arno river. The church...
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San Marco Piazza San Marco, 1, Florence, 50121 |
Museo San Marco rain continuous rain the sky above the Duomo a leaded apron blocking light the Arno roiling pewter beneath the Ponte Vecchio unseasonable north winds prevailing across Appenine foothills, swirling the May... more
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San Miniato al Monte Via Monte alle Croci, 34, Firenze, 50125 |
seen from the outside was designed by Baccio d'Agnolo. In 1530 the combined troops of Charles V and Medici Pope Clement VII, who had recently reconciled with each other, lay siege to the newly declared Republic of Floren... more
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San Salvatore al Monte Via Monte alle Croci, Florence, 50125 |
The building appears extremely simple. It has a plaster facade which is only animated by tympan windows and by portals. The everyday construction was the work of Cronaca who...
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Santa Maria del Carmine Piazza del Carmine, 14, Florence, 50124 |
Santa Maria del Carmine church probably wouldn’t be such a huge tourist attraction if it weren’t for Brancacci chapel, located inside of Santa Maria del Carmine. The chapel has famous frescoes started by Masolino but mos... more
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Santa Maria del Fiore Piazza del Duomo 17, Firenze, 50122 |
I don't know how people pray here. I was far too busy looking around with my mouth open to concentrate on prayer. Maybe you get used to this fabulous scene? First, look down at the intricate geometric patterns and multip... more
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Santa Maria Maggiore Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, Florence, 50123 |
The Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore was built on the location of a smaller church named Santa Maria. The last one already mentioned in 774. The new Basilica was designed by the architect (maestro) Fredo and the constructio... more
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Santa Maria Novella Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Firenze, 50123 |
This church was built in 1278 by architects (Brother Sisto, and Brother Ristoro) who were part of the Dominican order, the work was carried on by Brothers Jacopo Talenti and Giovanni da Campi, and was constructed along G... more
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Santa Trinita Piazza Santa Trinita, Florence, 50123 |
The wall of the transept, above the chapels, features David, and the Tiburtine Sybil telling Augustus of the birth of the Redeemer. The Sassetti family chapel, which is the rightmost of the two chapels, has his scenes fr... more
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