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Giotto’s bell tower
The Santa Trinità Bridge
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore
The monument to Benvenuto Cellini
Piazza San Giovanni
The dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Ponte Vecchio
The staircase of the Uffizi Gallery
Ponte Vecchio
River Arno
Terracotta statues
Statues of popes
A goldsmith’s workshop
Climb to Brunelleschi’s dome
Temple Leader Building
The air gap in Brunelleschi’s dome
Basilica of Santo Spirito
Brunelleschi’s dome
The bell tower of the Basilica of Santo Spirito
A stained-glass window depicting the Resurrection
The monument to the agronomist Cosimo Ridolfi
Climb to Brunelleschi’s dome
Fountain
Giotto’s bell tower
Ancient palace
The staircase in the cavity of Brunelleschi’s dome
Statue depicting Autumn
Giotto’s bell tower
The Carraia Bridge
The lantern that crowns the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Statue depicting Spring
The volutes of Brunelleschi’s dome
City Sightseeing
The shell-shaped recess
The Allegory of Summer
A marble buttress supporting the lantern on the dome
The statue depicting Summer
The ribs of Brunelleschi’s dome
The Basilica of the Holy Trinity

The top of Giotto’s bell tower at dusk, featuring pilasters at the corners, the work of Andrea Pisano, who modified and continued Giotto’s design

The Santa Trinità Bridge over the River Arno, rebuilt and opened on 16 May 1958, following its destruction by the Germans during the Second World War

The façade of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, designed in the 18th century by the architect Emilio de Fabris

The bronze monument to Benvenuto Cellini, featuring four corner masks from which water gushes

The prestigious Piazza San Giovanni, with the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Giotto’s bell tower at dusk

In the background, the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, seen from the Ponte Vecchio

On the right, the Baptistery of St John; on the left, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore; and in the centre, Giotto’s bell tower at dusk in Piazza Duomo

The goldsmiths’ shops lining the sides of the bustling Ponte Vecchio

The entrance staircase leading to the Uffizi Gallery

On either side are the two panoramic terraces of the Ponte Vecchio

Reflection of the Ponte Vecchio on the waters of the River Arno

Two terracotta statues on a flower-filled balcony on the Ponte Vecchio

Some statues of popes in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

The shop window of a jeweller’s, filled with jewellery on display, on one side of the Ponte Vecchio

The climb to Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, passing through the space between the two concentric pointed-arch domes

Piazza Pitti, with Palazzo Temple Leader on the left, characterised by portals and windows framed by pietraforte rustication

The air gap in Filippo Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, flanked by the two domes

Piazza and Basilica of Santo Spirito, designed and begun by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1444

The interior decoration of Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, featuring Giorgio Vasari’s frescoes of the Last Judgement

The bell tower of the Basilica of Santo Spirito, situated in the square of the same name, designed by Baccio d’Agnolo in the 15th century.

A stained-glass window depicting the Resurrection (diameter 4.80 metres) in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, created by the glassmaker Bernardo di Francesco based on a design by Paolo Uccello in 1436

The monument to the agronomist Cosimo Ridolfi in Piazza Santo Spirito, by Raffaello Romanelli, with the Basilica of Santo Spirito in the background

The climb to Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, passing through the space between the two concentric pointed-arch domes

The stone fountain, with the Basilica of Santo Spirito in the background, in the square of the same name

Giotto’s bell tower seen through an irregular window, from inside Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

Historic building on Via del Presto di San Martino

The staircase in the air gap that runs through the two layers of Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

A statue depicting Autumn, erected in 1608 at one end of the Santa Trinità Bridge, by the sculptor Giovanni Caccini

The lowered roof of Giotto’s bell tower, seen from a window inside Brunelleschi’s dome in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

The Ponte alla Carraia and the dome of the church of San Frediano in Cestello, as seen from Ponte Santa Trinità

The lantern crowning the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, also designed by Filippo Breunelleschi

Statue depicting Spring, erected in 1608 on a corner of the Ponte Santa Trinità, by Pietro Francavilla

The scrolls decorating the buttresses of the lantern that surmounts Brunelleschi’s dome on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

The City-Sightseeing tourist bus crossing the Santa Trinità Bridge

The shell-shaped recess decorating the buttress of the lantern on Brunelleschi’s dome

The Santa Trinità Bridge and the statue depicting the allegory of Summer, by Giovanni Caccini

Detail of a marble buttress on the lantern of the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, designed by Brunelleschi himself

The right leg of the statue representing Summer, one of the four seasons, situated at a corner of the Santa Trinità Bridge

The ribs that frame the vaults of Brunelleschi’s dome at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

On the left is the Basilica of Santa Trinità, a fine example of late Florentine Mannerist architecture, and on the right is the Column of Justice

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