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Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy

Franciscan Basilica

Basilica di Santa Croce

Piazza Santa Croce
50122  Firenze,
Italy

+39 055 246 6105

+39 055 246 6105

http://www.santacroce.firenze.it/

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Hours : Mon-Sat 9:30am-5:30pm; Sun & Holidays 1pm-5:30pm
Neighborhood : Santa Croce
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The construction of the Basilica of Santa Croce began in 1294. Giotto's frescoes in the chapels at the head of the transept are considered to be some of the finest examples of 14th century painting, while the 19th-century architect Niccolò Matas is responsible for the church's distinctive green and white marble façade. The church contains the tombs of the intellectual, artistic and religious figures from Italy's past, including Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Gioacchino Rossini, Galileo and Ugo Foscolo. Although exiled from Florence and buried in Ravenna, Dante, father of the Italian language, is honored with a cenotaph. Admission: EUR 5.

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