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Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

(Firenze, 08/23/11)

Brunelleschi's Dome, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. 

Built in the 14th century, the dome was an amazing feat of architectural genius. Of all the geniuses of the renaissance, architect Filippo Brunelleschi managed to design a structure that could support its own massive weight.

To get to the top, we climbed roughly 460 steps between the outer and inner dome.

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