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Brunelleschi's Cupola - Duomo of Florence

This picture was taken from the belltower of Santa Maria del Fiore. The cathedral bell-tower known as the "Campanile di Giotto", provides the most striking feature of any view of the city.
Though the clim of 400+ steps requires lots of effort, but the climb is worth.
History:The Cathedral or Duomo of Florence as we see it today is the end result of years of work that covered over six centuries of history. Its basic architectural project was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio at the end of the 13th century; the cupola that has made it a symbol for the whole of Tuscany was created by that genius of the Renaissance, Filippo Brunelleschi, while the facade that completed it was carried out as late as the late 19th century.