Dating from August 1993.
Firenze
La Cupola del Brunelleschi
The Dome by Brunelleschi
Bruneslleschi won a competition in 1419 to design a dome and cupola for the cathedral. It took 16 years to build, and its distinctive double-walled octagonal shape allowed it to be built without scaffolding from the ground. It contains over 4 million bricks and weigh 37,000 tons.
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I'm so enjoying this series. Brings back memories of a lot of years ago. I only had the one visit. It would be so good to back again.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI used to design books for an international co. and bought this photo for one of their guidebook covers. When my husband and I honeymooned in Italy we were sad to see that the sky was missing this bright blue and instead very gray and hazy. Nonetheless, Florence was amazing.
ReplyDelete@jakill, I hope you do have a chance to return. I would love to as well, but there are so many new places to see too....
ReplyDelete@MBL, it is!
@Frogs etc, what a shame about the clouds. We were very lucky in that respect - it was glorious. As you say though, Florence remains amazing whatever the weather.