One contending architect ... Like a presiding spirit, the cathedral—duomo in Italian—keeps watch over the streetscapes of Florence, including this block of Via dei Servi, a few hundred ...

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.

is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most recognizable attraction. Occupying the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of the city, this massive Gothic cathedral was erected ...