{"id":14433,"date":"2011-08-08T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T07:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14433"},"modified":"2021-03-07T19:16:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T03:16:33","slug":"the-basilica-di-santa-maria-del-fiore-florence-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14433","title":{"rendered":"The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower), commonly referred to as the Duomo, is the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Florence, Italy. Construction of the Gothic structure was begun in 1296 but the Gothic Revival fa\u00e7ade was not completed until the 19t century. The Duomo boasts the world&#8217;s largest brick dome and three bronze doors depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. Just below the rose window in the center of the fa\u00e7ade are sculptures of the twelve apostles with a sculpture of the Madonna with Child in the center. The Baptistery and the Campanile stand nearby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14434\" title=\"The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo.jpg\" alt=\"The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14435\" title=\"Center Bronze Door of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Door.jpg\" alt=\"Center Bronze Door of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Door.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Door-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Door-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Center Bronze Door of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Center Bronze Door of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14436\" title=\"Detail of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Detail.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Detail.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Duomo-Detail-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Detail of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Detail of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Campanile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14437\" title=\"Giotto's Campanile\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Campanile.jpg\" alt=\"Giotto's Campanile\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Campanile.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Campanile-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Campanile-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Giotto&#8217;s Campanile<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: Giotto&#8217;s Campanile (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Baptistery-Duomo-Campanile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14438\" title=\"The Duomo, the Baptistry, and the Campanile\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Baptistery-Duomo-Campanile.jpg\" alt=\"The Duomo, the Baptistry, and the Campanile\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Baptistery-Duomo-Campanile.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Baptistery-Duomo-Campanile-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Florence-Baptistery-Duomo-Campanile-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Duomo, the Baptistery, and the Campanile<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: The Duomo, the Baptistery, and the Campanile (Florence, Tuscany, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 02 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower), commonly referred to as the Duomo, is the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Florence, Italy. 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