Giotto's Bell Tower

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  • Giotto's Bell Tower
  • Type: chiese
    Date: 1298
    Period: Trecento (Was characterized by artists like Cimabue, Giotto and Pietro Cavallini with his masterpiece “Il Giudizio Universale” in Santa Cecilia in Rome)

    Address: Piazza Duomo
    (Quartiere di San Giovanni)


  • This square tower, 84.70 metres high, is the finest example of Florentine Gothic architecture of the 14th century

Location and History

The Campanile, regarded as the finest in Italy, was begun by Giotto in 1334. After the artist's death in 1337, it was continued by Andrea Pisano and finished by Francesco Talenti in 1359, who created the large windows at the upper levels.

Description

Standing isolated next to the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore and in front of the Baptistery of St. John, this splendid construction attracts the eye and the admiration of every art lover by its design, rich sculptural decorations and the many-coloured marble encrustations.
The sculptural decoration of the tower is extremely rich: 56 relief carvings in two registers, and 16 life-size statues in the niches, all by Florentine masters of the l4th and l5th century (among whom Andrea Pisano, Donatello, Luca Della Robbia).


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