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Brunelleschi's dome
An impressive construction site is underway to protect the Cathedral and the Bell Tower from lightning
Oddities
2024-01-12
The Dome of Brunelleschi and the curse of lightning: a story lasting four centuries
Attracted by the Golden Ball of Verrocchio, dozens of electrical jolts rained down on the Cathedral. Many of these events ...
A day of celebration for the city of Florence anxious to see the completion of one of the most admirable works in the history ...
In designing the construction of the dome Brunelleschi's genius overcame the culture of his time and that of the ancient ...
The measurement of cosmic time in the civil and religious heart of Florence
Brunelleschi’s dome will be open again on Friday, June 19!
Workshop
2019-06-11
To know the Duomo is to know the city. The Opera del Duomo Museum seen through the eyes of an American student
Tucked in the shadow of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore lies a very special place: the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo. ...