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Florence Cathedral The Florence Cathedral, also known as the Duomo or the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, in Florence.

Florence

Italy
Also known as: Firenze, Florentia
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Larry A. Silver
Farquhar Professor of Art History, University of Pennsylvania. Author of Landscapes and Peasant Scenes, Art in History and others.
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Florence, city, capital of Firenze provincia (province) and Toscana (Tuscany) regione (region), central Italy. The city, located about 145 miles (230 km) northwest of Rome, is surrounded by gently rolling hills that are covered with villas and farms, vineyards, and orchards. Florence was founded as a Roman military colony about the 1st century bce, and during its long history it has been a republic, a seat of the duchy of Tuscany, and a capital (1865ā€“70)...

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