Santa Maria del Fiore

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The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy, 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 facade by Emilio De Fabris. The cat... more
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Opened:

  • 1418

Also known as:

  • Florence Cathedral,
  • Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

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Giotto di Bondone

Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267 – January 8, 1337), better known simply as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages. He is...

Arnolfo di Cambio

Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1240 – 1300/1310) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Arnolfo was born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany. He was Nicola Pisano’s chief...

Filippo Brunelleschi

Filippo Brunelleschi (sometimes and perhaps more correctly spelled Fillippo) (1377 – April 15, 1446) was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the...

Michelozzo

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (1396 - 1472) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Born in Florence, the son of a tailor, he was a pupil of Ghiberti in...

Francesco Talenti

Francesco Talenti (c. 1300 – aft. 1369) was a Tuscan architect and sculptor who worked mainly in Florence after 1351. He is mentioned working at Orvieto...

Giovanni di Lapo Ghini

Giovanni di Lapo Ghini was a 14th century Italian architect working in Florence, he was one of the architects who contributed to the completion of the basilica...
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Florence Province of Florence
Italy

Construction Started:

  • 1294
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Florence

Florence (Italian: Firenze, pronounced [fiˈrɛntse]; Old Italian: Fiorenza, Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 367,569 (1,500,000 metropolitan area). The city lies on...
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