When it was designed it was the largest dome in the world.
Duomo florence floor.
The baptistry of san giovanni one of the most ancient churches in florence sits opposite the city s cathedral the church of santa maria del fiore.
The opera del duomo also known as the opa is the the cathedral workshop or works commission and was founded by the republic of florence in 1296 to oversee the construction of the new cathedral and its bell tower.
Santa maria del fiore a church without a dome to the people of florence in the 1400s the most important building in the world was their cathedral of santa maria del fiore.
The dome that covers the florence cathedral the santa maria del fiore cathedral is known as filippo brunelleschi s dome.
A tourists takes a picture of the florence duomo dome interior with the mobile phone.
The floor of the church was relaid in marble tiles in the 16th century.
Octagonal in plan it is totally clad in slabs of white carrara and green prato marble.
Ceiling painting in the cathedral of santa maria del fiore florence duomo di firenze.
The duomo and baptistery of st.
Florence s duomo inside florence s cathedral the duomo florence s cathedral stands tall over the city with its magnificent renaissance dome designed by filippo brunelleschi with the baptistery right across.
The third and last cathedral of florence it was dedicated to santa maria del fiore the virgin of the flower in 1412 a clear allusion to the lily the symbol of the city of florence.
Their beloved cathedral was missing the dome.
The interior of the duomo florence showing the marble floor of the nave.
This immediately created problems as its size prevented the traditional method of construction.
There was only one problem though.
View overlooking florence and the cathedral the duomo.
Duomo florence étoiles filantes flickr the cathedral has the largest masonry dome in the world with over 4 million bricks weighing over 40 000 tons almost the size of half a football field across at the base and standing over 10 stories high it is the largest masonry structure in the world.
A cathedral is a bishop s church.
After all it was about time they had serious duomo like the ones in siena or in pisa.
Its structure is a double shell supported by sturdy pillars.
It is covered by a dome of eight segments resting on perimetral walls but the dome cannot be detected from the outside because it is concealed by the walls.
In 1436 the cathedral was finally finished with the completion of brunelleschi s dome and its consecration.
