The dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy, was completed in 1436 ... the new bronze doors for the Florentine Baptistery. Ghiberti had won. (Much later, an admiring ...

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (known simply as the Duomo) is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most recognizable attraction. Occupying the Piazza del Duomo ...

Explore Italy's most beautiful cities of Florence ... we shall dine together at one of our favourite local restaurants. DAY 2: FLORENCE: DUOMO, BAPTISTRY AND THE PTOLEMAIC PLANETARIUM We start ...

Tickets cost 30 euros (about $33) and cover entrance to the museum, as well as the Duomo, the Bell Tower, the Baptistery and ... Tuscany Day Trip from Florence: Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa and ...

Built over six centuries, Florence’s cathedral or Duomo is famous above all for ... Restoration of the glittering mosaic ceiling of the Baptistery (said to be the oldest building in Florence ...