Advantages: Your Florence experiance will be complete by seeing this attraction. Disadvantages: NONE
...impact even bigger. The beauty of the Duomo and sheer size almost brought a tear to my eye. It captures your mind as you slowly walk around it in awe. Definiately a must see for anyone going to visit Florence. You could stand there and look at it all day. ...
marias1241 15.05.2007
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Advantages: The world famous Duomo -must go Disadvantages: No
...place in Florence is the Duomo which seats right in the centre of the city. It forms the city's skyline and it's also the symbol of the city. . The legendary duomo is famous for its dome: Brunelleschi's Renaissance masterpiece, completed in 1436, created a double dome shell so that the dome is entirely self-supporting. The frescoes inside the dome depict the Last Judgement. and it's one of the most fantastic religious painting I've ever seen. Personally ...
medgenie 28.06.2008
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Its the image that comes to mind when people think of Florence. The huge cathedral with the enormous dome and the bell tower by its side are awe-inspiring to look at.
ACCESS
The Cathedral is located right in the centre of Florence. You can't really miss it because of the enormous dome and the bell tower which stands along side it. I'm not sure about the local public transport becuase I walked everywhere, its so central that you won't need anything ... ...walk from the main train station as well.
The Cathedral itself is free, but you have to pay for all the extras, such as going up into the dome, the museum, the bell tower and the baptistry and these can add up to around 20 Euros if you do all of them, so beware!
THE VISIT
The cathedral was begun at the end of the 13th century, but was added to right up until the 19th century. It was not actually consecrated until around 140 years after it was ...
tartlette83 21.02.2006 (13.03.2006)
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