Florence - The Cathedral Square and the surrounding buildings
Giotto`s Campanile - The Cathedral Square
Giotto`s Campanile is 84.7m high. Those who ascend its 414 steps enjoy a magnificent view of Florence.
Giotto designed the Campanile. The works for its building began in 1334 and Giotto did not see his masterpiece finished because he died three years later.
Andrea Pisano and Francesco Buontalenti supervised the works until the campanile was completed.
The bas-reliefs by Donatello and other Florentine sculptors at the base of the Campinile represent the Creation of the Man, Human Activities, the Planets, the Arts and the Seven Sacraments. The sculptures on the Campanile are reproductions of the originals, which are now at the Museum Opera Duomo.
