Holly D. Johnson The Basilica di San Lorenzo is the oldest Florentine cathedral, thus its external architecture is not as ornate and embellished as others built throughout Florence in later centuries.

Florence, a city where art, history, and culture collide in spectacular ways. Walk along the Ponte Vecchio and discover its centuries-old charm. The Piazza della Signoria is a must, filled with ...

They are part of the San Lorenzo complex ... palazzo, and garden. Florence Cathedral (or Duomo) is comprised of six separate parts, two of which are the cathedral itself — formerly known ...

Florence's Cathedral ... Baptistery of San GiovaniDedicated to John the Baptist, this building was consecrated in 1059 and completed in the 1100s. Andrea Pisano’s bronze doors were added in ...

This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the ...

If you’re a religious history buff, you’ll already know about San Lorenzo. First consecrated in 393AD, it served as the city’s cathedral until the 8th century, and was later the private ...