The city of Florence’s iconic Baptistery will be draped in Pucci scarves for its mega fashion event Florence Hometown of Fashion in mid-June.
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Door of Paradise unveiled after 27 years
An eight-ton gilded bronze door so splendid Michelangelo dubbed it the “Door of Paradise” will be unveiled to the public again after 27 years of restoration work. But Lorenzo Ghiberti’s 15th-century door which bears scenes from the Old Testament won’t be going back in its place on the baptistery of Florence’s duomo, or cathedral. Instead, starting on Sept. 8, it will go on display in a case at a Florence museum, the Museo dell’Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, to preserve it from renewed damage.
Piazza Duomo, 3D model on Google maps
The new Google Maps is has more details of the world’s major tourist places. Structures like the Piazza del Duomo, Florence, Italy, that were once just grey box on the screen, now get more dynamic shapes with more detailed 3D model. For example, the new design of the Piazza Duomo map has a “real” dome, whereas before, unless you studied Italian architecture, it was not possible to know the structure.
The Magi come to town with 700 listed
Even this year to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, Friday, January 6, the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence (Italy) organizes a reenactment of the Magi.
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