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"Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine." ~Henry James, writer, in a letter dated 1869

https://anamericaninrome.com/2019/07/best-quotes-about-florence/

Every time I go to Florence, I realize how much I have missed it. I find it unfair to try to compare the Tuscan city to Rome, though many people try. In the end, Florence is its own creation – a beautiful Renaissance town that is still known for its fashion, art, and craftsmanship.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence

https://www.storiadifirenze.org/

https://www.ourescapeclause.com/visit-the-duomo-in-florence-tips/

https://www.trip.com/blog/guide-to-duomo-florence-cathedral/

Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.”

The green stone on the Duomo
As a building stone, it is given the name Verde di Prato. Quarried from Figline, a village near Prato, about 18 km north-west of Florence, it was added as a decorative exterior to the Duomo in the 14th century. It is a coarse serpentinised peridotite.
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