Buy tickets & tours:GetYourGuide The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the main church of Florence and one of the most recognizable monuments in Italy. Located in Piazza del Duomo, in the historic center of Florence, it forms a monumental religious complex with Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, and the Opera del Duomo Museum. Commonly known as Florence Cathedral, the church replaced the older cathedral of Santa Reparata, whose archaeological remains can still be visited below the present building. The cathedral is famous for its vast Gothic structure, its marble exterior, and the revolutionary dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi in the 15th century. When the cathedral was structurally completed in 1436, it was among the largest churches ever built. Today, it remains one of the largest churches in the world, with an internal length of 153 meters, a width of 90 meters at the transept, and the largest masonry dome ever constructed. Short History of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral) From Santa Reparata to a New Cathedral The site of the cathedral had religious importance long before the construction of the present church. The older cathedral, Santa Reparata, stood here for Read more [...]
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Palazzo della Borsa
Palazzo della Borsa is a large palace in Florence, located on Lungarno Diaz, about 100 meters away from the Uffizi Gallery. SHORT HISTORY The area in which the palace currently stands was occupied until the mid-19th century by Tiratoio delle Grazie, an edifice belonging to the guild of Arte della Lana (Wool Art). When the ancient guilds were dissolved by the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo, the site was chosen for a large building suitable for housing the Chamber of Commerce, the Stock Exchange and the Tuscan National Bank. Palazzo della Borsa was built between 1858 and 1860 on a project by the young architect Michelangelo Maiorfi, reworked with significant changes by Emilio De Fabris. Around 1915, the entrance from Piazza dei Giudici was opened, and some internal works were carried out based on a project by the architect Ugo Giusti. An intervention by the architect Ezio Cerpi, which led to the raising of the entire attic, thus obtaining the second floor and bringing the structure to its current volume, is dated to 1931. The smooth plaster on the facade and the construction of a large hall in the eastern side of the palace, intended for the Stock Exchange, date Read more [...]
