Catedrala Santa Maria Del Fiore

This work begun in the summer 1420 was completed except for the lantern in 1436.

Catedrala santa maria del fiore. The origins go back to the middle ages when italian cities competed to build larger and greater cathedrals. Giorgio vasari has provided many details regarding the construction of the cathedral. Paul s in london and was the largest church in europe when it was completed in the 15th century. Numerous local artists continued to work on it during the following century and a half.

Florence s cathedral stands tall over the city with its magnificent renaissance dome designed by filippo brunelleschi with the baptisteryright across. Peter s in rome and st. The building itself located due north of the piazza della signoria was begun by the sculptor arnolfo di cambio in 1296. The cathedral of santa maria del fiore was the major church in florence in the renaissance period but it was a building which was largely built in the fourteenth century thus pre dating the renaissance.

Santa maria del fiore was built on the site of florence s second cathedral dedicated to saint reparata. The florence cathedral the cattedrale di santa maria del fiore is the result of filippo brunelleschi s highest expression of architectural vision. The cathedral named in honor of santa maria del fioreis a vast gothic structure built on the site of the 7th century church of santa reparata the remains of which can be seen in the crypt. Dome of the cathedral of santa maria del fiore the duomo.

The first was the basilica di san lorenzo di firenze the first building of which was consecrated as a church in 393 by st. Santa maria del fiore designed by arnolfo di cambio is the third largest church in the world after st. It is 153 metres long 90 metres wide at the crossing and 90 metres high from the floor to the bottom of the lantern. The dome of santa maria del fiore one of the most significant architectural achievements of the entire renaissance was undoubtedly the construction by filippo brunelleschi of the dome over the florence cathedral.