The Dome of The Duomo in Florence
November 29, 2008 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, or the Duomo.
Destination: Florence
Country: Italy
Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Mary Jo Manzanares
Blog: Fly Away Cafe
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, also called the Duomo, and was completed in 1436. The structure took 140 years to complete.
Pictured here, the cathedral’s double-walled brink dome contains over 4 million bricks and was considered an engineering marvel for its day.
The interior of the 150 foot wide dome is covered with a frescos of the Last Judgment, commissioned by the Grand Duke of Florence, Cosimo I de’ Medici.
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Jon,
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thephoenixtraveler
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