{"id":956,"date":"2025-04-17T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agt.dotflorence.com\/tour\/the-duomo-complex\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:46:38","slug":"the-duomo-complex","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/guidefirenzeagt.it\/en\/tour\/the-duomo-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"The Duomo Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most important building is the <strong>Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore<\/strong>, the episcopal seat of the Florentine diocese. Built in <strong>Gothic style<\/strong> by <strong>Arnolfo di Cambio<\/strong> beginning in <strong>1296 <\/strong>and completed in <strong>1434 <\/strong>with the magnificent <strong>Renaissance dome by Filippo Brunelleschi<\/strong>, it is entirely clad in <strong>polychrome <\/strong>marble.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit to the cathedral is completed by descending into the <strong>Crypt of Santa Reparata<\/strong>, rediscovered last century beneath the floor of the present church, where the remains of <strong>three earlier basilicas are preserved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to the Duomo rises the famous <strong>Giotto\u2019s Bell Tower<\/strong>, named after the artist who designed it in <strong>1334<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opposite stands the <strong>Baptistery of Saint John the Baptist<\/strong>, a magnificent example of <strong>Romanesque architecture<\/strong>, adorned inside with <strong>13th-century mosaics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brand-new <strong>Opera del Duomo Museum<\/strong> houses <strong>paintings, ornaments, goldsmith works<\/strong>, and <strong>illuminated manuscripts<\/strong> created over the centuries for the buildings described above, as well as one of the world\u2019s <strong>largest collections of medieval and Renaissance sculptures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the <strong>most remarkable masterpieces<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>Gates of Paradise<\/strong> by <strong>Lorenzo Ghiberti<\/strong>, the famous door from the <strong>1401 <\/strong>competition,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the choir lofts (<strong>cantorie<\/strong>) by<strong> Luca della Robbia<\/strong> and <strong>Donatello<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michelangelo\u2019s Piet\u00e0<\/strong>, featuring the <strong>artist\u2019s self-portrait<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One section is dedicated to the <strong>construction of the Dome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your AGT guide will lead you to discover the wonders of Piazza del Duomo: the Cathedral dating back to 1296 with the Crypt of Santa Reparata, Brunelleschi\u2019s magnificent Dome, Giotto\u2019s Bell Tower, the Baptistery, and its medieval mosaics.<br \/>\nThe visit also includes the Opera del Duomo Museum, featuring Michelangelo\u2019s Piet\u00e0 and the original doors of the Baptistery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":921,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tour-category":[18],"class_list":["post-956","tour","type-tour","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tour-category-florence-great-museums"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v25.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Duomo Complex - AGT Associazione delle Guide Turistiche di Firenze<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/guidefirenzeagt.it\/en\/tour\/the-duomo-complex\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Duomo Complex\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your AGT guide will lead you to discover the wonders of Piazza del Duomo: the Cathedral dating back to 1296 with the Crypt of Santa Reparata, Brunelleschi\u2019s magnificent Dome, Giotto\u2019s Bell Tower, the Baptistery, and its medieval mosaics. 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