5/43.- Florence, The Duomo, dome (inside)

The frescoes on this dome are a work of Vasari and Federico Zuccaro (16th century). Filippo Brunelleschi designed this dome --the world’s largest when it was built. To complete the dome he developed a revolutionary technique, he used interlocking bricks that supported themselves as the dome was being built.

We will take a look at this sublime dome from outside now ...

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