Florence · 1296–1436
Duomo of Florence
Brunelleschi's impossible dome.
3D Architectural Explorer
An animated architectural diagram of the domed basilica type. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, select a numbered point to read its history.
Lighting the candles…
History
- Style
- Gothic & Renaissance
- Tradition
- Catholic
- Country
- Italy
Santa Maria del Fiore stood unroofed for decades until Brunelleschi raised a dome without centring (1420–36).
It remains the largest brick dome ever built.
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (Florence Duomo from Michelangelo hill.jpg), under its listed licence.
Next pilgrimage
Cologne Cathedral →