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Giotto's bell tower seen from the top of the Duomo. View from the tower. Giotto's Campanile (/ ˌ k æ m p ə ˈ n iː l i,-l eɪ /, also US: / ˌ k ɑː m-/, Italian: [kampaˈniːle]) is a free-standing campanile (bell tower) that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy.
Height: 114.5 m (376 ft) Floor area: 8,300 m 2 (89,000 sq ft) ... His major accomplishment was the building of the campanile. When Giotto died on 8 January 1337, ...
Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, Florence South view from Giotto's bell. Piazza del Duomo (English: "Cathedral Square") is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence (Tuscany, Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. [1]
The Baptistery from the northwest, with the scarsella, opposite the Cathedral and Giotto's Campanile. ... Height: 39 m (128 ft) Materials: Marble, serpentinite ...
Giotto di Bondone (Italian: ... He designed the bell tower, known as Giotto's Campanile, begun on July 18, 1334. After Giotto's death three years later, ...
The Ponte Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; [1] "Old Bridge") [2] is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.
The work proceeded very slowly. The campanile, designed by Giotto, was begun in 1334. Work continued after Giotto's death in 1337, first under Andrea Pisani and then, in the 1350s, by Francesco Talenti. The campanile is square and decorated in marble with rectilinear panelling, and follows the Italian Romanesque tradition.
English: Bearded Prophet (Pensieroso), 1418-20, marble, 193 cm, from Giotto's campanile, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence Photograph Description Donatello, Bearded Prophet, 1418-20, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.jpg