Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Brunelleschi's Dome
Brunelleschi's revolutionary achievement
was to build the largest dome of its time
without scaffolding. As you climb the
463 steps to the top, you can see how
an inner shell provides a platform
for the timbers that support the
outer shell.
The top of
the dome
offers
spectacular
views over
the city.
VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Piazza del Duomo
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Map
2 D5 (6
D2)
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1, 6, 14, 17, 23.
Duomo
Tel
055 230 28 85.
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10am-
5pm Mon-Sat (to 3:30 Thu, to
4:45 Sat), 1:30-4:45pm Sun.
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7:30am, 8am, 8:30am, 9:30am,
6pm Mon-Sat; 5pm (English) Sat;
7:30am, 9am, 10am, 10:30am,
noon, 5:30pm, 6pm Sun.
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8:30am-7pm Mon-
Sat (to 5:40 Sat).
Crypt
Dome
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Bricks of varying size
were
set in a self-supporting
herringbone pattern - a
technique Brunelleschi
copied from the
Pantheon in Rome.
10am-
5pm Mon-Sat (to 3:30 Thu and
1st Sat of month, to 4:45pm Sat).
Campanile
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8:30am-7:30pm
daily.
noon-
7pm Mon-Sat, 8:30am-2pm Sun.
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6
Baptistry
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All
¢
1 Jan, 15 Aug &
relig hols.
All
(except Duomo).
www
.operaduomo.firenze.it
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Last Judgment
frescoes by Vasari
Chapels at the East End
The three apses house
five chapels each and
are crowned by a
miniature copy of
the dome. The
15th-century
stained glass
is by Lorenzo
Ghiberti and
other artists.
Entrance to steps
to the dome
Marble Pavement
As you climb up to the
dome, you can see that the
16th-century marble pave-
ment is laid out as a maze.
The octagonal marble
sanctuary
around the
High Altar was decorated
by Baccio Bandinelli.
TIMELINE
1403-24
Ghiberti's North
Doors added
1425-52
Ghiberti's East Doors,
the “Gate of Paradise”, added
1887
Long-delayed completion
of the cathedral façade
4th-5th centuries
The Baptistry and
Santa Reparata
church built
1338
Andrea Pisano's
South Doors added
Panel from South Doors
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
897
First documented
record of the Baptistry
1209
Zodiac
pavement laid
in Baptistry
1436
Dome completed
1359
Giotto's Campanile completed
11th-13th centuries
Baptistry
re-clad in green and white marble
1271
The Last Judg-
ment
completed on
Baptistry ceiling
1296
Arnolfo di Cambio begins the new
cathedral on the site of Santa Reparata