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Arguably the most recognizable landmark in Florence, Italy is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, or Florence Cathedral for short. In the shot above, I was quite happy to capture it bathed in the warm late afternoon/early evening light, with the baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni) casting a perfectly centered shadow on the main part of the cathedral.
I'm not going to detail the cathedral's history or significance here, that's what wikipedia is for. I will say that it has a very interesting looking and memorable façade, with its green, pink and white colored marble. The campanile (Campanile di Giotto) towers above the other buildings in the immediate vicinity, but the dome (you can see part of it in the last outtake below) is even taller and is absolutely massive in real life.
Below is a stream of outtakes...
Milan , Italy
For a spectacular view of the city and even of the Alps (on a clear day) you may climb to the top of the Duomo via a spiral stone staircase of 919 steps. An elevator to the top is also available. Tickets and entrance to both the staircase and the elevator are on Corso Vittorio Emanuele (the left side of the Duomo if you are looking at it straight on). Entrance 9.00 - 17.45, cost € 5,00 by elevator, and by stairs: € 3.50.
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The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Cattedrale di Santa Maria dei Fiore, the cathedral (Duomo) and the Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) in Florence. The museum is located just east of the Duomo, near its apse. It opened in 1891, and now houses what has been called "one of the world's most important collections of sculpture.
The sculpture of San Giovanni Battista (Testa) (Saint John the Baptist (Head)) was created by Tino di Camaino.
Additional information may be obtained at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo or at Tino di Camaino.
Campanile of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), known as "Il Duomo". Florence (Italy)
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria dei Fiore ("Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower"), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy (Duomo di Firenze). It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed 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 basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the development of new structural materials in the modern era, Brunelleschi's dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed. After the Cathedral's principal architect Arnolfo di Cambio died in 1310, work on the cathedral slowed for thirty years. When the relics of Saint Zenobius were discovered in 1330 in Santa Reparata, the project gained a new impetus. In 1331, the Arte della Lana, the guild of wool merchants, took over patronage for the construction of the cathedral and in 1334 appointed Giotto to oversee the work. Assisted by Andrea Pisano, Giotto continued di Cambio's design. His major accomplishment was the building of the campanile. When Giotto died the January 8th of 1337, Andrea Pisano continued the building until work was halted due to the Great Plague in 1348. In 1349, work resumed on the cathedral under a series of architects, starting with Francesco Talenti, who finished the campanile and enlarged the overall project to include the apse and the side chapels.
Also seen in this image, looming on the right margin, is the Baptistery of Saint John, (Battistero di San Giovanni).
Additional information may be obtained at Wikipedia.
In this photo, no fields are visible. The rooftops dominate the photo and we only see a glimpse of the natural in the mountains in the distance.
Florence, Italy - March 23, 2018: Tourists gather on the cupola of Florence's Duomo cathedral to watch the sunset.
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The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Cattedrale di Santa Maria dei Fiore, the cathedral (Duomo) and the Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) in Florence. The museum is located just east of the Duomo, near its apse. It opened in 1891, and now houses what has been called "one of the world's most important collections of sculpture". The Lorenzo Ghiberti doors which now occupy the place of the originals in the Baptistery of Saint John are replicas made by the Galleria Frilli. The panel seen here is also a 1:1 scale replica made from the original also by the Galleria Frilli. The original panel occupies the first column, fifth row (Seen in comment #1) of the North Doors now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
Additional information may be obtained at Wikipedia.
Tar formations and sea creatures collected from 250m depth at Il Duomo in the Santa Barbara Channel.
These were taken during a 20-day research cruise to the Santa Barbara and Santa Monica Basins to collect methane seep associated water column and sediment samples.
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The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Cattedrale di Santa Maria dei Fiore, the cathedral (Duomo) and the Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) in Florence. The museum is located just east of the Duomo, near its apse. It opened in 1891, and now houses what has been called "one of the world's most important collections of sculpture.
Of the three world-famed bronze doors of the Baptistery in Florence and now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, the earliest one, on the south side, was Andrea Pisano's work; he started it in 1330 and finished in 1336. It consists of a number of small quatrefoil panels, the lower eight containing single figures of the Virtues, and the rest scenes from the life of John the Baptist. The doors have been removed from the Baptistery, replaced with replicas and the originals moved to the museum.
Additional information may be obtained at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo or at Andrea Pisano.
These doors are behind glass and a close inspection of the image above will unfortunately show some reflections off of that glass.
Meri Amber's first day in Italy on her Uku Italy trip was FULL of exciting adventures, including wandering the streets of Milan, seeing the Duomo, visiting the novecento art gallery of modern art and having a real Italian dinner with Patrick's Italian family. www.meriamber.com/blog/2013/07/first-day-in-italia/
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Michelangelo's St Matthew is a marble sculpture created in 1505-6. The 107 inches (271cm) tall sculpture was originally planned to be one of a group made up of all the Apostles and destined for niches of the choir of the Florence Cathedral. St Matthew was the only one started and the project was abandoned early in 1506 when Michelangelo was summoned to Rome. Today it can be seen in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, along with other examples of the artist's work.
Additional information may be obtained about the Academia at www.accademia.org and about Michelangelo's St. Matthew at www.michelangelo.net/st-matthew.
Florence, Italy
Camera / Lens: Nikon D60 with Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD
Focal length: 130mm
ISO: 200
Aperture: f4.5
Exposure: 1/50 secs
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria dei Fiore ("Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower"), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy (Duomo di Firenze). It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed 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 basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the development of new structural materials in the modern era, Brunelleschi's dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed. After the Cathedral's principal architect Arnolfo di Cambio died in 1310, work on the cathedral slowed for thirty years. When the relics of Saint Zenobius were discovered in 1330 in Santa Reparata, the project gained a new impetus. In 1331, the Arte della Lana, the guild of wool merchants, took over patronage for the construction of the cathedral and in 1334 appointed Giotto to oversee the work. Assisted by Andrea Pisano, Giotto continued di Cambio's design. His major accomplishment was the building of the campanile. When Giotto died the January 8th of 1337, Andrea Pisano continued the building until work was halted due to the Great Plague in 1348. In 1349, work resumed on the cathedral under a series of architects, starting with Francesco Talenti, who finished the campanile and enlarged the overall project to include the apse and the side chapels.
This panorama was created using Photoshop CS6 to stitch together vertically two landscape-oriented images.
Additional information may be obtained at Wikipedia.