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Photo. Looking across the Arno in Florence towards the windows that dominate the riverside

NYT Architecture : The Crane That Ruined Florence’s Skyline Is Gone https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/world/europe/florence-crane-uffizi-gallery.html #Building(Construction) #Florence(Italy) #UffiziGallery #Architecture #Museums #Italy

Classic View of the Duomo in Florence. #Florence #Duomo #Italy #Travel #Architecture #Cityscape #Tuscany #HistoricCities #EuropeanTravel #Cathedral #FlorenceCathedral #Dome #Culture #Views #smartphonephotography #photography

An elevated, slightly blurred view of the terracotta rooftops of Florence, Italy, with the prominent Florence Cathedral (Duomo) and its large red-tiled dome and Giotto's Bell Tower dominating the centre. In the background, blue mountains rise against a light grey sky, and the cityscape stretches out towards the horizon.

Italian architect Bartolomeo Ammannati, born OTD in 1511, designed the Ponte Santa Trinita over the Arno River in #Florence https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/tuscany/?s=mb #travel #Italy #history

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The Birth of Venus Uffizi Gallery Florence Italy

Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus is one of the crowning masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance—an ethereal vision of beauty, mythology, and poetic grace. The painting portrays the Roman goddess Venus

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The Birth of Venus Uffizi Gallery Florence Italy
Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485–1486

Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus is one of the crowning masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance—an ethereal vision of beauty, mythology, and poetic grace. The painting portrays the Roman goddess Venus emerging from the sea on a giant scallop shell, delicately arriving at the shore, propelled by the breath of the wind gods Zephyrus and Aura, and greeted by a handmaid ready to clothe her in a flowing floral robe.

With flowing golden hair and an almost otherworldly serenity, Venus embodies divine beauty and spiritual purity. Botticelli’s soft, rhythmic lines and pastel palette give the work a dreamlike, lyrical quality. The sea, the sky, and the figures seem to breathe together in harmony, expressing not just myth but the Renaissance ideal of perfected human form and philosophical beauty.

To see The Birth of Venus in person at the Uffizi Gallery is nothing short of breathtaking. The painting commands the room with its scale, radiance, and historical significance. There’s a hushed reverence among visitors—many moved to silence by its delicate power.

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Florence + the Machine:
🎵 Dog Days Are Over

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Oops guess I’m on the board of the @eui-law.bsky.social alumni association now. Looking forward to it :) #eui #florence

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The Golden Baptistery Doors, also known as the Gates of Paradise, are a masterpiece of Renaissance art located on the eastern entrance of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, Italy. Crafted by the Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti over a span of 27 years, these gilded bronze doors are celebrated for their intricate detail

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Golden Baptistery Doors Florence Italy

The Golden Baptistery Doors, also known as the Gates of Paradise, are a masterpiece of Renaissance art located on the eastern entrance of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, Italy. Crafted by the Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti over a span of 27 years (1425–1452), these gilded bronze doors are celebrated for their intricate detail, dramatic storytelling, and revolutionary use of perspective.

Each of the ten large panels depicts a scene from the Old Testament, including iconic biblical stories such as the Creation of Adam and Eve, the Sacrifice of Isaac, and the Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Ghiberti’s innovative use of depth, architecture, and naturalistic figures marked a turning point in Western art and profoundly influenced later Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo, who famously dubbed them the “Gates of Paradise.”

The doors originally adorned the front entrance to the Baptistery but are now preserved in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo for conservation purposes. Exact replicas currently stand in their place, continuing to awe visitors with their radiant beauty and historical significance.

A visit to Florence is incomplete without standing before these doors

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Florence native Grant Taylor gets called up to MLB https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/95260/ #Baseball #ChicagoWhiteSox #Florence #GrantTaylor #HoustonAstros #MLB

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Na bijna twintig jaar wordt de Italiaanse stad Florence verlost van de beruchte zestig meter hoge hijskraan die midden in de stad staat. Lange tijd kon het 'metalen monster' niet worden verwijderd in verband met de hoge koste en vereiste vergunningen. Maar maandag 16 juni...

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Florence, Italy, 2022.

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Black and white photo of a man in a white t-shirt looking at his phone beside the front of a compact car. To the right, a narrow street stretches off into the distance. A bicycle lands against the wall.

Primavera Spring Sandro Botticelli Uffizi Gallery Florence Italy

Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera (c. 1480) is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, housed in the illustrious Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Spanning over six feet in height and more than ten feet in width.

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