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Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents), Florence

Crowds gather in front of the Loggia dei Lanzi, a historic open-air structure with three large arches and classical statues, located in Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy.

Florence Cathedral

Facade of Filippo Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel in Florence, with Corinthian columns, central arch, tiled roof, and domed lantern.

Palazzo Medici, Florence

Sant'Andrea, Mantua

Facade of Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli by Pietro Lombardo in Venice, Italy, featuring pale marble panels, arched windows, and a large circular window above the entrance.

The Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome, Italy, features symmetrical Renaissance architecture with rows of arched and rectangular windows on a pale stone facade.

The Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, designed by Donato Bramante, features a circular colonnade supporting a domed roof with a cross on top.

Santa Maria della Consolazione, a domed Renaissance church, stands amid green hills and fields in the Umbrian countryside near Todi, Italy.

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