Florence - Day 3

First stop is inside the duomo of Florence, Santa Maria Della Fiore to take a better look at Vasari's fresco




The beauty of Brunelleschi's dome is matched by this work. The fresco covers a surface of 3600 square meters (38750 square feet).





It was begun in 1568 by Giorgio Vasari but he died in 1574 so it was completed by Federico Zuccaro and other artists in 1579.




This is the scene of the The Last Judgement.

Exterior:







Entry to the Baptistry of St John (Battistero di San Giovanni)


Inside Baptistry:

The mosaic ceiling parts of which date from 1225.






The Last Judgement with Christ and the Angels of Judgement at each side is by Coppo Di Marcovaldo.







We then moved onto the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, located just opposite its namesake train station.



Buildings around the Piazza Santa Maria Nouvella




Detail: The two large obelsiks in the piazza rest upon the backs of bronze tortoises