The monument will remain open to visitors, while the construction programme has also been adapted to protect peregrine falcons nesting on the tower.
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Tag: Santa Maria del Fiore
Florence Cathedral Opens Public Viewing of Historic Solar Phenomenon
Visitors will be able to watch one of the most unusual astronomical events as sunlight passes through the cathedral’s historic gnomon.
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Florence cathedral museum launches free audio guide app for visitors
A new smartphone app offers free audio guides in Italian and English at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo.
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Anniversary of Michelangelo’s David: Unveiled on September 8, 1504
More than five centuries later, the anniversary still recalls the pride and ambition of Renaissance Florence.
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The pic of the week: under the Cupola of Duomo
The pic of the week is a particular view under the Cupola of Florence Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, sent by Allison McDonough.
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Pope Francis: Church to be restless, innovative
Pope Francis said Tuesday November 10, 2015, that he wanted to see the Italian Church be restless and innovative during a visit to Florence.
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Pope Francis in Prato, Florence: live streaming, live twitting
Wach live the Holy Father’s visit to Prato and Florence, Italy on 10 November for the Fifth National Congress of the Italian Church.
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Holy Father’s visit to Prato, Florence programme
The programme of the Holy Father’s visit to Prato and Florence, Italy on 10 November for the Fifth National Congress of the Italian Church is conpletely defined.
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45,000 culture sites at risk from floods, landslides
In Italy 14,000 cultural heritage sites are at risk of landslides and 28,483 at risk from flooding, a study said.
Read moreFound scale model of Brunelleschi dome
Experts said Friday they believed they had uncovered a scale model of the famous masonry dome of Florence’s S. Maria del Fiore designed by Filippo Brunelleschi during excavations to expand the cathedral museum. The discovery was presented during an official site visit to the Duomo museum.