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Doug and Rob online ... Ninth edition - 10 April 2002 |
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Original photos and text on this website are the exclusive property of Doug and Rob.
Please do not copy them without our permission. Thank you. |
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Firenze, Italia / Florence, Italy
April 2002 |
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Firenze
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City of Renaissance palaces and stone walls ... |
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City of romance, fine food, and ages-old tradition in the heart of Tuscany ... |
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Piazza
della Signoria |
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David (1501)
by Michelangelo |
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Palazzo Vecchio (1322)
(Old Palace) |
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The Rape of the Sabine Women (1583)
by Michelangelo |
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The Uffizi (1580)
by Vasari
Now the world's oldest
art gallery |
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Statue of Michelangelo
outside the Uffizi |
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The Duomo
(Cathedral) |
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Piazza Di San Giovanni |
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The Dome
by Brunelleschi
completed in 1436 |
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The Facade
by Conti
finally completed in 1887 |
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Lunette above central
door by Barabino |
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The Campanile
by Giotto
completed in 1359 |
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Dome Ceiling
Frescoes by Vasari and Zuccari
completed 1579 |
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Interior
The Duomo is the fourth largest cathedral in the world |
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Santa Croce
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Crucifixion (1288)
by Cimabue |
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The Facade
Rebuilt in 1863 |
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Tombs of Famous Florentines
Including Dante (1321), Machiavelli (1527),
Michelangelo (1570), and Rossini (1868) |
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Tomb of Galileo by Foggini
Condemned by the church in 1616,
Galileo was denied a Christian burial until 1737 |
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The Arno |
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Ponte Vecchio
(Old Bridge)
Built in 1345 |
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View of the Arno
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View from the Ponte Vecchio
looking east toward the
Ponte alle Grazie |
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View from the Ponte Vecchio
looking west toward the
Ponte Santa Trinita |
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Palazzo Pitti
Palace of the Medici's from 1550 |
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Oltrarno
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Old City Wall
Dates back to the 1200's |
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Spectacular view of Florence from
San Miniato al Monte
(1018) |
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The background pattern for this page is a design found in the marble floor of the central naive of San Miniato al Monte, which dates to the early 1200's |
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Piazzale Michelangelo |
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Photos on this page were taken with the Olympus C2020Z digital camera. |
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Visit
The Florence Art Guide |
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www.mega.it/eng/equi/hogui.htm |
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