Monday, July 21, 2008

Florence

A replica of Michelangelo's David--in all his glory--at Piazzale Michelangelo
The view of Florence, including Duomo and Ponte Vecchio, from Piazzale Michelangelo

Looking down the Arno River at the famous bridge Ponte Vecchio,
which is lined with gold & silver shops

At the Uffizi Gallery


Duomo, Florence's Gothic Cathedral
Our room was right next to this and we had a nice view of this square from our window

Ghiberti's Bronze Doors (replicas), "fit to be the gates of paradise" on the Baptistery of Duomo

Another beautiful Michelangelo Pieta, with Nicodemus

(said to be a Michelangelo self-potrait) looking on

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