Location: The Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito (St. Mary of the Holy Spirit)
Destination: Florence
Country: Italy
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Scott Ableman
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Called Santo Spirito, it is a one of the best examples of Italian Renaissance architecture.

The ornate building was built during the periods of  the late 1400s through the early 1600s.

Michelangelo spent some time at the convent of the basilica in  1492, when he was 17. While there to study drawing and sculpture, he sculpted a wooden crucifix which is still on display.

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The Ceiling of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito in Florence

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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The Dome of The Duomo in Florence