Florence Cathedral
| Florence Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower | |
| Il Duomo di Firenze | |
Brunelleschi's Dome, the nave, and Giotto's Campanile of the Florence Cathedral as seen from Michelangelo Hill at night
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 Florence Cathedral
Location in Florence
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| 43°46′23.1″N 11°15′22.4″E / 43.773083°N 11.256222°ECoordinates: 43°46′23.1″N 11°15′22.4″E / 43.773083°N 11.256222°E | |
| Location | Florence, Tuscany |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Latin Rite |
| Website | Duomo Firenze |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1436 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral, minor basilica |
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| Architectural type | Church |
| Style |
Italian Gothic, Renaissance, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 9 September 1296 |
| Completed | 1436 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 153 metres (502 ft) |
| Width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Nave width | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Height | 114.5 metres (376 ft) |
| Floor area | 8,300 square metres (89,000 sq ft) |
| Materials | Marble, brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Florence |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Giuseppe Betori |
| Official name | Historic Centre of Florence |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
| Reference no. | 174 |
| State Party | Italy |
| Region | Europe and North America |
 Smarthistory - Brunelleschi's Dome
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The Dome of Florence Cathedral (Italian pronunciation: [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre]; in English "Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers") is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style with the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop is currently Giuseppe Betori.
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