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Florence Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Firenze), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre]), is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence.
Basilica of Santa Croce and convent: from 1294: Arnolfo di Cambio (attribution) and others: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore: 1296–1421: Arnolfo di Cambio, Francesco Talenti and others: Palazzo Vecchio (first phase) 1299–1314: Arnolfo di Cambio: Porta San Niccolò: 1324: Porta Romana: 1326: Church of San Francesco (Fiesole) from 1330 ...
Early Christian and Italian Byzantine architecture formed a stylistic link with the architecture of Ancient Rome, through which the basilica plan and the Classical form of column were transmitted. [2] The architecture of Northern Italy has features in common with French and German Romanesque. [2]
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name to the basilica architectural form.
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.
The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence possesses the largest brick dome in the world, [2] [3] and is considered a masterpiece of European architecture.. Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi (1377 – 15 April 1446), commonly known as Filippo Brunelleschi (/ ˌ b r uː n ə ˈ l ɛ s k i / BROO-nə-LESK-ee; Italian: [fiˈlippo brunelˈleski]) and also nicknamed Pippo by Leon ...
The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi, which has the largest brick dome in the world, [1] [2] and is considered a masterpiece of world architecture. This is a list of cathedrals in Italy , including also Vatican City and San Marino .
The competition to build it was won by Brunelleschi, who built the largest dome since Roman times. Basilica of San Lorenzo. The Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence was designed by Brunelleschi using all the things he had learnt by studying the architecture of Ancient Rome. It has arches, columns and round-topped windows in the Roman style.