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Monuments in Florence
Bell tower of Giotto
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The Bell tower of Giotto is high approximately 85 meters and wide approximately 15 meters and is between the greatest testimonies of the gotica architecture fiorentina of XIII the Century.
The Bell tower of Giotto of Florence is covered of marbles white, red and greens like that adorn the Dome; the bell tower was begun from Giotto in 1334.
After the dead of Giotto (in the 1337) the plan was continued by Andrea Pisano; he ended the the first two floors respecting the plan of Giotto; the bell tower embellished with the external decorations thanks also to the participation of Alberto Arnoldi.
The jobs were interrupted for 2 years (from 1348 to 1350) and subsequently the Bell tower of G ...
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Baptistry
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In front of the Dome we find the Baptistry of Saint Giovanni. The Baptistry of Saint Giovanni is of ancient origin: XI and XII century.
The Baptistry of Saint Giovanni of Florence is characterized by the covering on marble slabs white and greens. Three magnificent doors in bronze are present: works of Andrea Pisano and more celebre Lorenzo Ghiberti.
The Baptistry of Saint Giovanni of Florence is constructed in order to receive with dignity the christening font of the Dome; inner it is characterized by the splendor of the mosaics that cover all the cupola and the time of the tribune.
The Baptistry, octagonal, completed covered by white and green marble, seems it has been built on t ...
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Cupola of the Dome
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The cupola of the dome has made it a symbol for the whole of Tuscany was created by that genius of the Renaissance, Filippo Brunelleschi, while the facade that completed it was carried out as late as the late 19th century.
Two years after the Cupola was finished in 1436, they added the crowning lantern in white marble, taking the total dome height from 91 to 114 metres, a really impressive height, and not just for that era.
The building of a stone cupola over the chancel posed many technical problems. There existed already a brick model from 1367 for the dome (as related in the "Life of Brunelleschi" by Antonio Manetti, ca. 1480).
In 1419, the Arte della Lana held a competition to d ...
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Michelangelo's David
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Michelangelo's David, sculpted from 1501 to 1504, is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture and one of Michelangelo's two greatest works of sculpture, along with the Pietà. It is the David alone that almost certainly holds the title of the most recognizable statue in the history of art. It has become regarded as a symbol both of strength and youthful human beauty. The 5.17 meter (17 ft) marble statue portrays the Biblical King David at the moment that he decides to do battle with Goliath. It came to symbolise the Florentine Republic, an independent city state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states. This interpretation was also encouraged by the original setting of the sculptur ...
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Innocenti Hospital
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Built in the fifteenth century, the Ospedale Degli Innocenti (foundling hospital) is situated in Piazza della Santissima Annunziata. The famous Portico by Brunelleschi (1419), along its facade, is one of the first masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.
In the second half of fifteenth century, ten terracotta medallions by Andrea della Robbia were added to the upper part of the portico.
The Raccolta di 'affreschi staccati' and the Pinacoteca contain paintings from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. ...
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Fortezza da Basso
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The Fortezza da Basso in Florence was built up in short times in 1534 during tumultuous political revolts and is one of the first Italian villages fortifies. However the Fortress never has not been attacked and is remained intact until today.
Today to the inside of the Fortezza da Basso in Florence are realized the more important exposures and extensions of Florence; Pitti Image, Extension International market of the Handicraft, Ag of the Congressuale Tourism, Florence Gift Mart, EuroCamper, Prato Expo, Market of the furnitures. ...
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