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(1) Basilica of Santa Croce
It's one of Italy's most beautiful Gothic churches, though the facade, in white and green Carrara marble

(2) Basilica of St Lawrence
It is one of the largest churches of Florence situated at the centre of the city's main market district

(3) Battistero
The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John) is believed to be the oldest building in Florence. It is particularly famed for its three sets of magnificent and artistically important bronze doors

(4) Church of San Miniato al Monte
One of the finest examples of pure Florentine Romanesque architecture. The spectacular facade of San Miniato was to inspire Alberti's completion of the facade of Santa Maria Novella

(5) Duomo
The massive octagonal cupola of the Duomo of Florence dominates the city and is it's crown jewel. It was considered an engineering marvel at the time

(6) Giotto's Bell Tower
This square tower, 84.70 metres high, is the finest example of Florentine Gothic architecture of the 14th century

(7) Orsanmichele
The church of Orsanmichele is a loggia designed by Arnolfo di Cambio. Compared to other religious buildings this church is somewhat unusual in design

(8) Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Contains the interior chapel, the so-called Cappella dei Magi, with the famous frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli

(9) Palazzo Rucellai
It was built for Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai, the same person for whom Alberti built the facade of Santa Maria Novella

(10) Palazzo Vecchio
It is a monument of exceptional artistic and historical importance, receives to its inside wonderful museum and the grandiose Hall of the Five Hundred (Salone dei Cinquecento)

(11) Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria has been the political heart of the city. However it is not just the "civil" centre of Florence, it is also a splendid open-air museum

(12) Pitti Palace
It houses several important collections of paintings and sculpture, works of art, porcelain and a costume gallery. Behind you will find the Boboli Gardens

(13) Ponte Vecchio
The Ponte Vecchio is a Medieval bridge over the Arno River noted for having shops (mainly jewellers) built along it

(14) San Marco
The convent of San Marco houses the Museum of San Marco. The figure of Angelico dominates in the Convent

(15) Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is chronologically the first of the great Florentine basilicas. The church houses numerous works from the 14th to the 16th centuries

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