🏛️ Historic Centre of Florence -- Florence Cathedral (Duomo)
UNESCO World Heritage Site, birthplace of the Renaissance
📋 Fast Facts
- Construction began 1296, completed 1436 with Brunelleschi's dome
- Largest brick dome ever constructed at the time of completion
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982
- Cathedral entrance free; separate tickets for dome, baptistery, and museum
The Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, stands as a masterpiece of Italian Gothic and early Renaissance architecture in the heart of Florence. Its most iconic feature—Filippo Brunelleschi's massive dome—represents an engineering triumph and became a symbol of the Florentine Renaissance. The cathedral has served as the seat of the Archdiocese of Florence since its consecration in 1436 and remains central to the Historic Centre of Florence, a UNESCO World ...