In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed ... to shape the dome’s masonry? And could a dome be built at all on the octagonal floor plan dictated by the existing walls—eight ...

Father Giuseppe Pagano is furious. The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their ...

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (known simply as the Duomo) is not only Florence's religious center ... to see the church's massive, iconic dome and the intricate marble statues on ...