Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Firenze (Florence), Italy - Great Buildings of the World on Waymarking.com

?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 cathedral complex includes the Baptistry and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the Historic Centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the modern era, the dome was one of the largest in the world, being surpassed in width only by that of the Pantheon in Rome. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

City, State or City, Country: Florence, Italy Year Built: 1296 Architect: Arnolfo di Cambio, Giotto di Bondone Webpage from GreatBuildings.com or other approved listing: [Web Link] Other website with more information about building: [Web Link]

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