The interior of Brunelleschi's dome, the Duomo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of Unesco's Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Roof top view of Unesco's Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View from Campanile di Giotto, the belltower of the Duomo, looking to dome of Brunelleschi, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of Florence from the Dome of Filippo Brunelleschi, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cupola, Pazzi Chapel, designed by Brunelleschi, Santa Croce church, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of Florence from the Dome of Filippo Brunelleschi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Brunelleschi's dome, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (Duomo), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The complex of Duomo di Firenze with ancient Baptistery, Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The ancient Duomo di Firenze built with polychrome marble panels and Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Dome of Brunelleschi, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The dome of Brunelleschi, Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Duomo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Brunelleschi's dome and exterior of the Duomo floodlit at night, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Dome of Brunelleschi, Duomo, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of the Duomo with Brunelleschi Dome and Basilica di Santa Croce from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The complex of Duomo di Firenze with ancient Baptistery, Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Dome of Brunelleschi, Duomo, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of the Duomo with Brunelleschi Dome and Palazzo Vecchio from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Duomo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Brunelleschi's Dome frames the old medieval city of Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of the old town of Florence with the Duomo di Firenze and Brunelleschi's Dome in the foreground, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Brunelleschi's Dome on the Duomo frames the old medieval city of Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The dome of Brunelleschi, Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The ancient Duomo di Firenze built with polychrome marble panels and Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Duomo (Cathedral), the dome of Brunelleschi, Piazza del Duomo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of Ponte Della Vittoria on the Arno River with Brunelleschi's Dome in the background, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Duomo, architect Filippo Brunelleschi, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Florence Cathedral, Cattedrale Di Santa Maria Del Fiore, Giotto,??s tower, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Florence Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore with the dome by Brunelleschi, city at the back, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Panoramic view of the city with Florence Cathedral, Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore with the dome by Brunelleschi, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, UNESCO World Heritage Site, dusk, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Florence Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore with the dome by Brunelleschi, with the city, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Florence Cathedral with the dome by Brunelleschi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cityscape with Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Piazza dei Miracoli square, The Dome, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe,

Cityscape, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (in English Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the cathedral of Florence, Italy, or Il Duomo di Firenze, in Italian. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival facade by Emilio De Fabris.

Close-up of Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence Cathedral decorative details of facade and blue sky, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

View of Florence, including Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy

Florence Cathedral, Giotto's Campanile, Baptistry of St. John, Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Florence cityscape showing Florence Cathedral, Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Vista of the city with the dome of the Cathedral seen from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Duomo or Cathedral also known as Santa Maria del Fiorel, View of the dome from the cathedral's bell tower.

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, River Arno with Ponte Vecchio and the dome of the Cathedral seen from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore the Duomo by Brunelleschi with tourists on the viewing platform looking over the city towards the surrounding hills

ITALY, Tuscany, Florence, The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore the Duomo by Brunelleschi with tourists on the viewing platform looking over the city towards the surrounding hills

ITALY, Tuscany, Florence, The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo, by Brunelleschi with tourists on the viewing platform looking over the city towards the surrounding hills

ITALY, Tuscany, Florence, The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo, by Brunelleschi with tourists on the viewing platform looking over the city towards the surrounding hills