The dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy, was completed in 1436. Its supple curves and innovative engineering are a monument to the genius of Filippo Brunelleschi.

The cathedral complex, known as Piazza del Duomo, includes the Campanile by Italian art master Giotto; and Baptistery. This ...

Visitors like to joke that the cathedral ... while the interior is surprisingly plain. For many, the main reason to visit is to climb the 463 stairs to the top of the dome (the cupola) where ...

European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...