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Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
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The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy. The basilica is notable for its dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, its exterior facing of polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white. The basilica was built on the site of a previous cathedral, Santa Reparata (locals of Florence continued to call the Cathedral by this former name for some time after reconstruction), and was inspired by the new cathedrals in Pisa and Siena. By the end of the 13th century, the nine-centuries-old church of Santa Reparata was crumbling with age, as attested in documents of that time such as the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani (1276–1348). Furthermore, it had become too small in a period of rapid population expansion. Prosperous Florence also wanted to exceed in size Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Saint Paul's Cathedral in London, the Seville Cathedral, and the Milan Cathedral.
(source: Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral) |
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- AndroK
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(8190) - [2008-08-27 1:03]
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Hi Nikos...
Beautiful old architecture...
Beautiful perspective...
Nice light...
Regards...
Andro
Hello Nikos! Amazing point of view, excellent composition, marvelous capture. Beautiful colors. Well done!
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- korbee
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(9356) - [2008-08-27 10:28]
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More and more quality I see coming from Italy Nikos,it looks very good and gret framing.
jan
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