Piazza San Giovanni e il Duomo Florence Italy
See the famous monuments on this square like the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the Giotto's bellower.
Florence Baptistery, Battistero di San Giovanni, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The Florence Baptistery (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni), also known as the Baptistry of Saint John, is a religious building in Florence, Italy, and has the status of a minor basilica. The octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza di San Giovanni, across from Florence Cathedral and the Campanile di Giotto.
The Florence Baptistery is one of the oldest buildings in the city, constructed between 1059 and 1128 in the Florentine Romanesque style. Although the Florentine style did not spread across Italy as widely as the Pisan Romanesque or Lombard styles, its influence was decisive for the subsequent development of architecture, as it formed the basis from which Francesco Talenti, Leon Battista Alberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, and the other architects created Renaissance architecture. In the case of the Florentine Romanesque, one can speak of proto-renaissance, but at the same time an extreme survival of the late antique architectural tradition in Italy, as in the cases of the Basilica of San Salvatore in Spoleto, the Temple of Clitumnus, the church of Sant'Alessandro in Lucca. The Baptistry is renowned for its three sets of artistically important bronze doors with relief sculptures. The south doors were done by Andrea Pisano and the north and east doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti. The east doors were dubbed by Michelangelo the Gates of Paradise. The Italian poet Dante Alighieri and many other notable Renaissance figures, including members of the Medici family, were baptized in this baptistry. In fact, until the end of the nineteenth century, all Catholic Florentines were baptized here. The octagon had been a common shape for baptisteries for many centuries since early Christian times. The number eight is a symbol of regeneration in Christianity, signifying the six days of creation, the Day of Rest, and a day of re-creation through the Sacrament of Baptism. Other early examples are the Lateran Baptistry (440) that provided a model for others throughout Italy, the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus (527-536) in Constantinople and the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna (548). The earlier baptistry was the city's second basilica after San Lorenzo, outside the northern city wall, and predates the church Santa Reparata. It was first recorded as such on 4 March 897, when the Count Palatine and envoy of the Holy Roman Emperor sat there to administer justice. The granite pilasters were probably taken from the Roman forum sited at the location of the present Piazza della Repubblica. At that time, the baptistry was surrounded by a cemetery with Roman sarcophagi, used by important Florentine families as tombs (now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo). The Baptistry has eight equal sides with a rectangular addition on the west side. The sides, originally constructed in sandstone, are clad in geometrically patterned colored marble, white Carrara marble with green Prato marble inlay, reworked in Romanesque style between 1059 and 1128. The pilasters on each corner, originally in grey stone, were decorated with white and dark green marble in a zebra-like pattern by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1293. The style of this church would serve as a prototype, influencing many architects, such as Leone Battista Alberti, in their design of Romanesque churches in Tuscany. The exterior is also ornamented with a number of artistically significant statues by Andrea Sansovino (above the Gates of Paradise), Giovan Francesco Rustici, Vincenzo Danti (above the south doors) and others. The design work on the sides is arranged in groupings of three, starting with three distinct horizontal sections. The middle section features three blind arches on each side, each arch containing a window. These have alternate pointed and semicircular tympani. Below each window is a stylized arch design. In the upper fascia, there are also three small windows, each one in the center block of a three-panel design.
The apse was originally semicircular, but was it was made rectangular in 1202. As recommended by Giotto, Andrea Pisano was awarded the commission to design the first set of doors in 1329. The south doors were originally installed on the east side, facing the Duomo, and were transferred to their present location in 1452. The bronze-casting and gilding was done by the Venetian Leonardo d'Avanzano, widely recognized as one of the best bronze smiths in Europe. This took six years, the doors being completed in 1336. These proto-Renaissance doors consist of 28 quatrefoil panels, with the twenty top panels depicting scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist. The eight lower panels depict the eight virtues of hope, faith, charity, humility, fortitude, temperance, justice and prudence. The moulded reliefs in the doorcase were added by Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1452.
Piazza San Giovanni Florence Italy
Bells at Piazza San Giovanni in Florence, Italy
Just a quick moment. I was able to catch the bells from Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. Quite an auditory delight.
Walk around Florence Italy. Piazza Pitti Santa Maria Novella Duomo Palazzo Vecchio Santa Croce.
00:00 Piazza Santo Spirito Basilica di Santo Spirito
03:50 Piazza Pitti Palazzo Pitti
18:40 Ponte Santa Trinita
25:00 Ponte Alla Carraia
27:50 Piazza Carlo Goldoni
32:55 Piazza Ognissanti
33:35 Chiesa Di SS.Salvatore in Ognissanti
42:50 Piazza di Santa Maria Novella Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
51:30 Firenze S. M. Novella
59:10 Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini Cappelle Medicee
01:03:10 Piazza del Duomo Battistero di San Giovanni Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
01:11:40 Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio
01:22:45 Piazza di S. Firenze
01:28:10 Piazza di Santa Croce Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
Florence - Tuscany - Italy - Piazza Di San Giovanni
Piazza Del Duomo - Battistero San Giovanni (San Giovanni Battista - Patrono Della Città di Firenze)
Piazza San Giovanni Travel Guide
Travel video about destination Piazza san Giovanni in Tuscany.
Firenze is today’s capital of Tuscany, a city of art and joie de vivre.In the heart of the city is the Piazza San Giovanni with its Duomo, Campanile and Battistero. After the cathedrals of Rome, Milan and London, that of Santa Maria Del Fiore is the fourth largest in the Christian world. Over the northern gate is a relief that is a masterpiece of Early Renaissance relief work. The 3-sided cathedral was designed to symbolise a Latin crucifix. The main body of the cathedral is 153 metres long and 23 metres tall but in comparison with its huge dimensions, its interior is somewhat bare. In the adjoining Cathedral Museum there is a fascinating collection of pulpits that were designed for special occasions by the most prominent artists of the day. The Firenze Academy has altered the face of European culture and at the beginning of the 15th century the young Cosimo De Medici became a follower of PLATON`S doctrine and philosophy. 463 steps within the Academy’s two-tiered dome lead to a superb view that extends over the length and breadth of the old city. With its impressive 107 metre high dome, the Battistero is a stunning building and its Laterna, that was completed in 1572, is a masterpiece created by Brunellechi. The Piazza San Giovanni exudes a powerful ambience and even today it is still possible to feel the remarkable artistry of its historic past.
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Procession in Piazza del Duomo, Florence, Italy, Eve of the Festival of San Giovanni
Florence, Italy, June 23, 2011 - Piazza del Duomo into Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral)
Firenze PIAZZA SAN GIOVANNI
Firenze PIAZZA SAN GIOVANNI
ATTORNO AL BATTISTERO PALEOCRISTIANO E AI RESTI SOTTERRANEI DI SANTA REPARATA, L'ANTICA CATTEDRALE DI FIRENZE, FERVE LA VITA DELLA CITTÀ.
I FIORENTINI SI MUOVONO AI PIEDI DI OPERE LEGATE A NOMI COME GIOTTO PER IL CAMPANILE, IL BRUNELLESCHI PER LA CUPOLA GOTICA, ...
IL CUORE DELLA CITTÀ RESTA IL BATTISTERO DI SAN GIOVANNI, IL PRECURSORE DI GESÙ, CHE DÀ IL NOME A TUTTA LA PIAZZA.
Hello from San Giovanni Rotondo - Florence Piazza Republica
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Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Piazza del Duomo
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo (English: Cathedral Square) is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence, (Tuscany - Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. The square contains the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistery, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Opera del Duomo Museum, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called Piazza San Giovanni.
Buildings with in Piazza del Duomo :
Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral Is the largest building in medieval Europe, and is the fourth church of Europe by size, its length is 153 m (501.97 ft) and its height is 116 m (380.58 ft). Giotto's Bell Tower Standing adjacent the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistery of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of the Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and the polychrome marble encrustations.
Baptistery of St. John The octagonal Baptistery stands across from the Duomo cathedral and the Giotto bell tower (Campanile di Giotto). It is one of the oldest buildings in the city, built between 1059 and 1128. The architecture is in Florentine Romanesque style. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in front of the Florence Cathedral, it commit to the conservation of the Dome and other art works. It stores great masterpieces of Michelangelo, Donatello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Luca della Robbia, Arnolfo di Cambio and many others.
Loggia del Bigallo
Venerabile Arciconfraternita della Misericordia
Palazzo dei Canonici
Palazzo Strozzi di Mantova
Torrini Museum
Palazzo Arcivescovile
Torre dei Marignolli
Opera di San Giovanni
San Zanobi Column, beside the Baptistery.
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Walk around Rome Italy 4K. Porta San Giovanni - Colosseum - Piazza del Campidoglio.
This walk through the capital of Italy, Rome, starts from Porta San Giovanni and passes Colosseo to Piazza Venezia and Piazza del Campidoglio.
0:00 Piazzale Appio Porta San Giovanni
4:10 Giardini Viale Carlo Felice
4:30 Monumento a San Francesco d’Assisi Giardini Viale Carlo Felice
7:45 Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
8:40 Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum
21:00 Scala Santa
23:45 Piazza Giovanni Paolo II Fontana dell’Obelisco Lateranense Battistero Lateranense di San Giovanni in Fonte
26:55 Via dell'Amba Aradam
29:45 Via di S. Giovanni in Laterano
36:45 Basilica di San Clemente
39:36 Ludus Magnus
40:40 Piazza Del Colosseo
41:10 Via Labicana
41:35 Parco del Colle Oppio
41:40 Colosseo
49:00 Viale di Parco del Celio
1:01:35 Arco di Costantino
1:02:00 Via Sacra Foro Romano
1:07:18 Clivo di Venere Felice
1:10:30 Via dei Fori Imperiali
1:16:10 Foro Romano
1:19:30 Foro di Augusto
1:24:55 Foro Traiano Mercati di Traiano Torre delle Milizie
1:28:45 Colonna Traiana
1:30:22 Chiesa di Santa Maria di Loreto
1:31:20 Altare della Patria
1:33:20 Piazza Venezia
1:48:00 View of Piazza D'Aracoeli
1:59:50 Piazza D'Aracoeli
2:04:00 View of Teatro Marcello
2:04:50 Explanada al Campidoglio
2:06:00 Piazza del Campidoglio
2:06:50 Palazzo Senatorio Statua equestre di Marco Aurelio
2:06:55 Palazzo Nuovo
2:07:32 Palazzo dei Conservatori
2:08:20 Via del Campidoglio
2:09:11 View of Foro Romano
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Florence, Italy Long Walking Tour (4K/60fps)
WALKING IN FLORENCE, ITALY: This six mile (9.65km) walk of central Florence was filmed on July 3rd, 2019 starting at 12:30pm at the Santa Maria Novella Train Station. During this walk you will go inside the Baptistery of St. John, inside the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and climb up the steps of Giotto's Bell Tower. Hear the ambient sounds of Florence life in 3D audio when you listen with your headphones on. ???? Let's go for a walk!
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00:15 - Map of the Walk
08:10 - Piazza San Giovanni
09:30 - Baptistery of Saint John
14:17 - Piazza del Duomo
15:42 - The Gates of Paradise
16:26 - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo)
17:04 - Inside the Duomo
20:15 - The Dome Ceiling Frescoe
24:29 - The Cathedral Underground (Santa Reparata)
26:35 - Exiting the Duomo
26:59 - Giotto's Campanile(Bell Tower)
27:53 - Climbing the steps of the Bell Tower
29:50 - First level of the Bell Tower
31:42 - Second level of the Bell Tower
33:42 - Third Level of the Bell Tower
36:03 - Upper Terrace of the Bell Tower with views of Florence
29:55 - Exiting the Bell Tower
41:03 - Walking the perimeter of the Duomo
43:22- Mark on the ground where the Cathedral Ball hit
48:32 - Walk along Via de' Martelli
51:17 - Basilica di San Lorenzo
54:21 - Piazza San Giovanni
57:18 - Via dei Calzaiuoli
59:18 - Via degli Speziali
1:00:05 - Piazza della Repubblica
1:02:58 - Mercato del Porcellino / Mercato Nuovo
1:04:17 - Wild Boar Fountain
1:07:20 - Piazza della Signoria
1:08:53 - Fountain of Neptune
1:10:16 - Statue of David (replica)
1:11:00 - Palazzo Vecchio Interior
1:13:35 - Michelangelo's Graffiti
1:14:00 - Loggia dei Lanzi
1:17:46 - Uffizi Gallery
1:20:32 - Arno River and walk towards Ponte Vecchio
1:24:07 - Ponte Vecchio Walk
1:33:35 - St. Trinity Bridge
1:39:25 - Basilica di Santo Spirito
1:45:02 - Pitti Palace
1:54:48 - St.Trinity Bridge
1:56:57 - Piazza Santa Trinita
2:02:34 - Piazza Santa Maria Novella
2:08:11 - San Lorenzo Market
2:08:56 - Mercato Centrale
2:15:12 - Basilica di San Lorenzo
2:17:00 - Giardino Di Palazzo Medici Riccardi
2:22:54 - Outstide of the Galleria dell'Accademia
2:28:30 - Best view of the Duomo
2:28:52 - Piazza del Duomo
2:40:30 - Piazza di Santa Croce
2:41:35 - Basilica of Santa Croce
2:45:45 - Walk along Arno River
2:48:15 - Ponte alle Grazie
2:55:28 - Porta San Miniato
3:01:45 - Piazzale Michelangelo
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Piazza del Duomo in Firenze, Italy
Piazza del Duomo (English: Cathedral Square) is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence, (Tuscany - Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world; here we can find the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistery, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Opera del Duomo Museum, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called San Giovanni square. More details:
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Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy
Площадът на Републиката (Piazza della Repubblica) във Флоренция, река Арно (Arno) - осмата по дължина река в Италия и група гладни гълъби.
Roma 15 Ottobre 2011 - Indignados Italia - scontri in piazza San Giovanni
Scontri fra le forze dell'ordine ed i manifestanti a Roma il 15 ottobre 2011. San Giovanni, il corteo degli indignati si trasforma in guerriglia.
Clashes between police and protesters in Rome October 15, 2011. San Giovanni square, the italian's Indignatos demonstration turns into guerrilla warfare.
Piazza del Duomo Florence in Italy
Piazza del Duomo Florence in Italy is a busy area with the Cathedral, Tower, Museum and Baptistry all vying for attention. Around the edge of the piazza horse and carriage teams wait to take you on a tour of the city. Background music is Tonto by Silent Partner.
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Piazza Santa Croce
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Piazza Santa Croce
Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighborhood of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square.
The most notable features of the basilica of Santa Croce are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs. It is the burial place of many illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Enrico Fermi, Galileo, Ugo Foscolo, Guglielmo Marconi, Luigi Cherubini, Leon Battista Alberti, Vittorio Alfieri, Gioacchino Rossini, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Lorenzo Bartolini, Pier Antonio Micheli, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Giovanni Gentile, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
On the opposite side to the Basilica of Santa Croce is the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori, rebuilt in the late 15th century by Giuliano da Sangallo, personal architect of Lorenzo de' Medici. In the front of the Palazzo, there is a fountain from the 19th century.
On the southern side of the square is the Palazzo dell'Antella, a long palace with facade decorated in the early 17th century under the direction of Giovanni da San Giovanni. In front of the Basilica is a marble statue depicting Dante sculpted by Enrico Pazzi, named Monument to Dante.
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Giardino di ulivi in Piazza San Giovanni, Florens 2012
Installazione di un Giardino di ulivi in Piazza San Giovanni, a Firenze, in occasione di Florens 2012