florence

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• Cathedral believed to exist back as early as the 4th or 5th century
• The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore was constructed over it

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- The church is dedicated to Saint Minias, a third century saint who is considered the first Christian martyr of Florence

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• Construction began on the Battistero di San Giovanni (also known as the Florence Baptistery) in 1059
• Dante Alighieri and many prominent Florentines were baptized in the Baptistery
• Octagonal shaped

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• A series of several walls are built surrounding to protect the city from invaders
• The city walls were demolished in order to build a new ring road, only parts of the walls survive

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• A Dominican church in Florence

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• The oldest public building in Florence
• Was once the home of the police capital of the city, Bargello
• Eventually became the city’s prison and site for multiple executions
  
• It is now a national museum

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• Official Italian name for Florence's Cathedral is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
• Main church of Florence today & one of the largest churches in Italy
• Not completed till 1436

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-The largest Franciscan church in the world