The Duomo is kind of the center of the city. I use it as my land mark no matter where I am going since it is visible from most of the city. It is a massive structure that consist of three buildings total. There is the cathedral, the tower and the baptistery. All three were redone when Firenze was the capital of Italy in 1865. Along with the Duomo, many other churches received face lifts. The Duomo is covered in marble, three colors. Red, white and green representing the colors of Italy. The majority of it is white, the most common stone. There is the least amount of red as it is the most rare. All of the stones are harvested from Tuscany. It truly is a beautiful structure.
In order to get into the church for free, I attended the Saturday mass. If you want to climb up into the dome, then it costs 8 euro. The mass was held on one of the side alters, that is off of the main alter. I felt like my head was on a swivel. There was so much detail to look at and admire. I plan to return until I have had my fill of the gorgeous building.
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