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Campanile di Giotto
(Piazza del Duomo 1
Florence
Tuscany
Type: Sightseeing
Cost: Euro 6
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Type: Sightseeing
Cost: Euro 6
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A stunning example of the Gothic bell-tower style, the 85-m-high (279-ft) quadratic campanile, standing detached next to the Duomo (as is the Italian tradition), was constructed between 1334 and 1359 to the same three-tiered marble design as the Duomo. Although it is named after the artist Giotto, only the first storey of the tower was built under his direction.
Andrea Pisano and then Francesco Talenti took over the reigns after his death. Pisano is also to be thanked for the sculpted bas-reliefs depicting the Creation of Man, now replaced with copies (the originals are in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo). Stairs inside the campanile allow you to reach the top.
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