Introduction to the church dome: The dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore was built by the talented architect Bruneneschi. The dome imitated the design of the Pantheon in Rome and adopted a novel "fishbone" construction method, from bottom to top. It was built step by step, a perfect combination of classical art and the science of the time. The Pope marveled at it as a "mythical" building, and a musician even composed a concerto specifically for it. A hundred years later, Michelangelo built a similar large dome in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, but he lamented: "I can build a dome bigger than it, but it cannot be as beautiful as it."
Brunelleschi was well versed in ancient Roman architecture. Legend has it that he did not draw a single sketch or write down a set of calculation data during the construction of the dome, as if the entire dome had been built in his mind. After his death, Brunelleschi was buried under the church, and there is a memorial sculpture of him pointing to his beloved dome in the church square.
Inside the dome is the dome painting "The Last Judgment" painted by Vasari. On the walls of the hall are the murals "Monument to Giovanni Agutto" and "Dante and the Divine Comedy" painted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Dante's birth. 》, reliefs abound. Climb the 463 steps on the north side of the church to the dome, where you can overlook the entire street scene of Florence's old town.