(
English: "Cathedral Square") is located in
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
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Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence.
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
, Italy. It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. The Piazza del Duomo is part of the
Historic Centre of Florence, which was inscribed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
in 1982. The designation recognizes the square's outstanding value for its concentration of religious and civic monuments—including the
Florence Cathedral
Florence Cathedral (), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower ( ), is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in Florence, Italy. Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed b ...
(''Santa Maria del Fiore''), the
Baptistery of San Giovanni, and
Giotto's Campanile—which reflect the political, economic, and artistic achievements of Florence during the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...
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Buildings
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Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral: Is the largest building in medieval Europe,
and is the fourth church of Europe by size, its length is and its height is . The Dome was designed by
Filippo Brunelleschi.
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Giotto's Bell Tower: Standing adjacent the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistery of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of the Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and the poly-chrome marble encrustations.
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Baptistery of St. John: The octagonal Baptistery stands across from the Duomo cathedral and the Giotto bell tower (''Campanile di Giotto''). It is one of the oldest buildings in the city, built between 1059 and 1128. The architecture is in Florentine Romanesque style.
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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo: in front of the Florence Cathedral, it is committed to the conservation of the Duomo and other art works. It stores great masterpieces of Michelangelo, Donatello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Luca della Robbia, Arnolfo di Cambio and many others.
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Loggia del Bigallo
*Venerabile Arciconfraternita della Misericordia
*Palazzo dei Canonici
*Palazzo Strozzi di Mantova
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Torrini Museum
*Palazzo Arcivescovile
*Torre dei Marignolli
*Opera di San Giovanni
*San Zanobi Column, beside the Baptistery.
See also
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Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
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Squares of Florence
References
External links
Florence Duomo Tickets*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piazza Del Duomo, Florence
Duomo
''Duomo'' (, ) is an Italian term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as a cathedral, whether or not it currently plays this role. The Duomo of Monza, for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definitio ...
Odonyms referring to a building
Odonyms referring to religion