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Best Romanesque Architecture
Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
Built in the 11th century, with a fine crypt (
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Basilica Santa Maria Novella
Transitional from Romanesque to Gothic (
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Battistero di San Giovanni
Octagonal structure with striking green-and-white marble
exterior (
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Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa
Peerless example of a Romanesque cathedral group (
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Cattedrale di San Martino, Lucca
Unusual Romanesque facade and rebuilt Gothic in-
terior (
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Best Tuscan Gothic Architecture
Duomo, Siena
Polychrome marble facade and black-and-white striped interior (
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Duomo
Exquisite facade and elegant
campanile
(bell tower;
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Palazzo Comunale, Siena
Ingeniously designed concave facade complementing the con-
vex curve of Piazza del Campo (
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Chiesa di Santa Maria della Spina, Pisa
Ornately decorated exterior (
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Best Renaissance Architecture
Duomo
Brunelleschi's dome is considered the finest and most influential achievement of
Renaissance architecture (
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Ospedale degli Innocenti
Classically elegant loggia (
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Cappella de' Pazzi, Basilica di Santa Croce
Sublimely beautiful exercise in architectur-
al harmony (
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Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Michelangelo's staircase pre-empts Baroque curves (
Basilica di San Lorenzo
Harmonious design with a particularly beautiful sacristy (
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