Architecture

Florence Cathedral, at night

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore [Italian]
Duomo di Firenze [Italian]
Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria del Fiore [Italian]
Florence Cathedral, at night

Architecture

architectural element(s)
facade
style/period
Neo-Gothic

Architecture: Florence Cathedral

full/alternative names
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower
built
1296-1471
1875-1887
culture
Italian, Florentine
style/period
Italian Gothic, Renaissance
work type by function
Roman Catholic cathedral
work type form/concept
basilica, Latin cross
material
brick, marble
technique
masonry, pietra dura
architect
1296-1302
Arnolfo di Cambio
original project
1334-1337
Giotto
continuation and clock tower
1337-1348
1349-1359
1360-1369
1420-1434
1875-1887

Specifications

Specifications: Florence Cathedral

height (tip)
114.4 m
width
38.0 m
length
153.0 m
naves
transept
width
90.0 m
area
8,300 m²
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
91.0 m
height (inner)
87.0 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Metropolitan City of Florence » Florence » Historic Centre
local language location name
Firenze, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
Republic of Florence
1436-1532
Kingdom of Italy (HRE)
1532-1797
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1569-1801
Kingdom of Etruria
1801-1807
French Empire
1807-1815
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1815-1859
United Provinces of Central Italy
1859-1860
Kingdom of Sardinia
1860-1861
Kingdom of Italy
1861-1946

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Florence
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV, VI
designation
reference
174bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
8,320 × 6,435  pixel
70.4 × 54.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
retouched, merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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