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Santa Maria Novella Square with the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
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Plac Santa Maria Novella z Bazyliką Santa Maria Novella we Florencji.
I planned to be be in Sicily right now but sadly had to cancel. Here's a memory from my last holiday in Italy.
The view from the Piazzale Michelangelo is a must when visiting the city. The light from a sunset takes an image to another level.
Il Duomo di Firenze -
Kathedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers
Camera: Olympus SP590UZ
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 4,6 mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 64
The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore; in English "Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers" is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style with 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. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting 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.
The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop is currently Giuseppe Betori.