Religious Architecture in Florence

               

  

 

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore: is the cathedral of Florence and is the fourth church in the world in size, 153 meters long and the base of the dome is 90 meters wide well, of course, visible from across the plain of Florence, immortalized in millions of photographs and postcards.

The Baptistery of San Giovanni: was one of the favorites from Dante and Michelangelo, ricchemente painted both internally and externally, the dome has a beautiful mosaic and the famous Porta del Paradiso by Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Santa Maria Novella: This church is located on the homonymous piazza, of Dominican origin, in which visitors can admire works of art and splendid frescoes by Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Filippino Lippi, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Leon Battista Alberti.

Holy Cross: Franciscan church home, built in pure Gothic style known worldwide as "The temple of glory" in which you can admire the magnificent works of Donatello, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Niccolò Machiavelli, Guglielmo Marconi, Enrico Fermi, Luigi Cherubini, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Gioachino Rossini, Leon Battista Alberti, Ugo Foscolo and many others.

San Lorenzo: This beautiful church was the favorite and the only frequented by the family of the Medici, who embellished the course at their expense, with masterpieces and wonderful frescoes of Filippo Brunelleschi, Donatello and Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Holy Spirit: the great church built by Filippo Brunelleschi in which you can admire the famous crucifix by Michelangelo.

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