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Florence, Italy!

Index	Quiz: How long did construction last in years to complete the Florence Duomo we see today?
Shot Titles	The sites of Florence, Italy.
Equipment Used	Pentex K1000 & Canon ELPH-APS
Date	1999 to 2001
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The Florence Duomo (Cathedral), dedicated to the Madonna, with the title "Saint Mary of the Flower". Construction 0f the Cathedral began on September 8, 1296. The bell tower of Florence Duomo began on in 1334 by Giotto and is refered to as "Giotto’s bell tower".

Giotto’s bell tower above. View of Florence from top of Giotto’s bell tower below.

The Baptistery bronze door "Gates of Paradise" by Lorenzo Ghiberti (east door) with scenes from the Old Testament. Stories of: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and his sons Esau and Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The mosaics inside the Baptistery dome.

The town hall of Florence (Palazzo Vecchio) originally called the Palazzo della Signoria.

In Piazza Santa Trinita stands the Column of Justice with the sculpture of "Justice" on the top (above left). Bronze statue “Perseus with the Head of Medusa,” Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa (above middle). The Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria (above right). Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) is a Medieval bridge over the Arno River (below).

Replica of a Galilean telescope.

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Answer to Quiz ==>	170 years of work.