Art and Culture

The Baptistry	Basilica di San Lorenzo	Basilica of Santacroce
Belltower by Giotto	Brancacci Chapel	Church of the Holy Annunciation
San Miniato al Monte	Santa Maria Novella	Holy Trinity ("Santa Trěnita")
Holy Spirit ("Santo Spirito")	Convent of San Marco	Orsanmichele
Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore)

Churches

Belltower by Giotto
Giotto's belltower, 85 meters high, a masterpiece of gothic art, stands in the Piazza San Giovanni beside the Duomo.
Planned by Giotto in his final years (1334-37), it was continued by Andrea Pisano and finished by Francesco Talenti in 1359. The rectangular base is divided into two sections.
The first is decorated in bas reliefs by Andrea Pisano and Luca della Robbia, representing the Arts and human works; the second in allegorical figures by artists from the school of Andrea Pisano.
Above these carvings, niches were created to contain statues of the Prophets and Sybils.
These statues and carvings have been replaced by copies and the originals have been transferred to the Museum of the Works of the Duomo.
The belltower rises even higher, above two floors of mullioned windows and a third floor opening onto triple columns which support the balustrades.
A stairway with 412 steps rises to the upper terrace, offering an ample view over the city.