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Basilica di Santa Maria Novella - Florence

The facade with the imprint of the architect Leon Battista Alberti.

Piazza di Santa Maria Novella.

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella:

The marble facade is among the most important works of the Florentine Renaissance. It was completed in 1470. The first intervention was made in 1350, when the area was covered in white marble. The other colors used are pink and green. The three characteristic colors of Florence at that time.

 

 

 

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Uploaded on July 14, 2018
Taken on June 3, 2013