Baptistry.

The baptistry's interior is done in tile mosaic, and is beautiful. It's also much better lit (hence easier to see) than San Marco's (in Venice), which was in a similar style.

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Firenze - First Impressions

June 29th 2005
Today is split into 2 entries to make both writing and reading these posts easier. First post is for my morning in Siena, second post is for my afternoon and evening in Firenze (Florence). §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ I think I like Florence. The city has that dynamic mix of history and modern culture, but lacks the sheer chaos ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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