Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
Known just as the Duomo of Florence.
The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence. Translates to "Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower".
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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]
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] Blog: Florence
Date: September 27th 2006
Date: September 27th 2006
