| Florence Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower | |
 Brunelleschi's Dome, the nave, and Giotto's Campanile of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore as seen from Michelangelo Hill | |
  Florence Cathedral Location in Florence, Italy | |
| 43°46′23″N 11°15′25″E / 43.77306°N 11.25694°E | |
| Location | Florence, Tuscany |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Latin Church |
| Website | Duomo Firenze |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral, minor basilica |
| Consecrated | 1436 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance |
| Groundbreaking | 9 September 1296 |
| Completed | 1436 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Width | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Nave width | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Height | 114.5 m (376 ft) |
| Floor area | 8,300 m2 (89,000 sq ft) |
| Materials | Marble, brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Florence |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Gherardo Gambelli |
| Official name | Historic Centre of Florence |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
| Reference no. | 174 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Florence Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Firenze), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre]), is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence. Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and structurally completed by 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi;[1] the basilica's exterior is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and features an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival (west) façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major tourist attraction of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches and its dome, when first built back in the 15th century, was the largest ever built in western Europe. Although it was later overtaken by St Peter's Basilica, it still remains the largest dome ever constructed of bricks. The cathedral is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop is Gherardo Gambelli.[2]
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- ^ Gambassi, Giacomo (19 April 2024). "La nomina. Chi è don Gambelli, il parroco missionario nuovo arcivescovo di Firenze". www.avvenire.it. Retrieved 26 October 2024.