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

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interactive

• http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/ghiberti/themes.html

• http://www.topsightseeing.com/italy/florence/topsights/

duomo.htm