is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most recognizable attraction. Occupying the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of the city, this massive Gothic cathedral was erected ...

And could a dome be built at all on the octagonal ... Like a presiding spirit, the cathedral—duomo in Italian—keeps watch over the streetscapes of Florence, including this block of Via dei ...

Built over six centuries, Florence’s cathedral or Duomo is famous above all for Brunelleschi’s huge 15th-century terracotta-tiled cupola, still the biggest masonry dome in the world.

I also learned so much about how the dome was built, the materials and design used for constructing the Duomo as a whole and ...

This image shows a terracotta portrait of Florence ... the cathedral's custodian entity said. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore purchased the terracotta bust for 300,000 euros (around $324,000). It ...

I guess Florence is a city that nurtures the creative soul of its artists, just like in the old days.