This was the most intensely detailed structure we were able to see in all of Florence, and it held it up well to the competition in Rome (except for St. Peter's).
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| Looking toward the dome. |
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| Looking back towards the entrance |
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| The 600 Year Old Clock detail from above. |
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| Anybody read Latin? |
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| Beautiful paintings and frescoes in every direction! |
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| Florence may have been built by Medici money, but Florentines love Dante! |
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 Approaching the dome. |
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| That child about to enter the spike into the blue marble? He's supposed to represent how mankind can so easily and naively destroy the earth. |
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| Christ center left, surrounded by saints and symbolism. |
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| Hell. |
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| Father Time and "the end of war" in the back (see armor and angel). |
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| Even the floors were impressive. Anyone know what this means? |
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Google Translate: Graves had six cubits of the ring where the steel under site fed Alex de Pecoris (Rancher) reared in posterity and more important question to ask to know the future of the title can Franc 1609.
ReplyDeletePerhaps this means: 10 feet below lies Alex de Pecoris, preserved for posterity and key to French royal succession!
OPA is common in Tuscany (and perhaps elsewhere in Italy) to acknowledge the Opera della Metropolitana or similarly named "Works" committee that was in charge of building the church. The Duomo's current conservation organization has adopted the name.
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