Italy - Florence - Il Duomo di Firenze 02_DSC8562
As always with a subject as iconic as Florence Cathedral the challenge is to take something that is a bit different to the normal views you see but something that still retains the essential character of the subject. On that basis I'm pretty pleased with this shot of the campanile and duomo, particularly as there was the inevitable scaffolding covering some parts of the building.
More of my Florence shots here : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157650208172192
From Wikipedia : "The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (English, "Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower") is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed."
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Italy - Florence - Il Duomo di Firenze 02_DSC8562
As always with a subject as iconic as Florence Cathedral the challenge is to take something that is a bit different to the normal views you see but something that still retains the essential character of the subject. On that basis I'm pretty pleased with this shot of the campanile and duomo, particularly as there was the inevitable scaffolding covering some parts of the building.
More of my Florence shots here : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157650208172192
From Wikipedia : "The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (English, "Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower") is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed."
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