Dome of the Medici Chapel - Florence, Italy
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N 43° 46.516 E 011° 15.200
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The Medici Chapel is part of the Basilica of Saint Lorenzo at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Florence, Italy.
Waymark Code: WM11K1W
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 11/04/2019
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Medici Chapel is a domed structure containing tombs of the Medici family. It includes the New Sacristy created by Michelangelo and the Chapel of the Princes which is topped by a 59 meter dome designed by Bernardo Buontalenti and begun in 1604. The dome was left incomplete at the end of the Medici period. It later was decorated with a fresco created by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 which contains scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
Hours Open:
Monday to Sunday from 8.15 am to 2.00 pm
The ticket office closes at 1.20 pm
Address:
Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini
Florence, Italy.
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