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Location:
Europe,
Italy, Florence
Category:
City
and Cathedral view
Description:
View of Florence city centre
and Brunelleschi's Dome,
Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
Location Information:
The
Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is
the cathedral church 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, located in
Piazza del Duomo, includes the
Baptistery 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 the largest in the
world. It remains the largest brick
dome ever constructed.
The cathedral is the mother church
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Florence, whose archbishop is
currently Giuseppe Betori.
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