Basilica · Italy · Restored
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is the Dominican church of Florence, notable for its Romano-Gothic ground-level decoration and a Renaissance upper façade by Leon Battista Alberti. Construction began in the late 13th century, the church was consecrated in 1420, and the façade's upper section was completed in the 15th century. The interior contains a long nave, multiple family chapels, and major works by artists such as Masaccio and Ghirlandaio.
First raised
1278
Its prime
1503
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1503
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad, rectilinear façade faced in alternating white and dark green marble panels with geometric inlays; a large central round oculus set into a triangular pediment bearing the Dominican emblem; S-shaped volute scrolls linking the wide lower front to the narrower upper pediment; three main portals beneath blind arcades and Corinthian pilasters; a tall, slender brick campanile to the left; the church fronting a formal piazza with lawn and an obelisk.
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11 places to explore in 1503.
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