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El DuomoThe Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
(Saint Mary of the Flower)
Lauren Sanchez
Location
• Florence, Italy
What’s there?
• Brunelleschi's Dome
• Giotto's Bell Tower
• The Baptistry of San Giovanni
• The Crypt of Santa Reparata inside Florence
Cathedral
• The Museum of the Opera di Santa Maria del
Fiore
Brunelleschi’s Dome• 1418, Brunelleschi enters
competition to design dome
• Dome was constructed from
1420-1436
• The Lantern was completed in
1471 after Brunelleschi dies
• 2 domes: one made of marble
and sandstone, one made of
brick-and-mortar
Inside the Dome
Construction of the Dome• http://youtu.be/TQ8F_yPwqzA
Giotto's Bell Tower
• Made of white, red,
and green marble
• Giotto worked from
1334-1337
• Completed in 1359
• 414 steps to climb
• 276ft high
Ghiberti’s Doors
• “Gates of Paradise”
• Gilt bronze
• 1425-1452
• Removed from
Baptistery in 1990
Rules• Appropriate clothing is required, no bare arms/shoulders
or bare legs
• Please be quiet
• Please turn your mobile phones off
• Do not eat nor drink
• Pets are not allowed
• Works of art must not be touched
• No smoking
• Please don't use flash or tripod
Sources• http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/brunelleschis-dome.html
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/duo
mo/?ar_a=
1
• http://www.museumflorence.com
• http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/il-duomo/panoram
a-
interactive
• http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/ghiberti/themes.html
• http://www.topsightseeing.com/italy/florence/topsights/
duomo.htm