Holly D. Johnson The Basilica di San Lorenzo is the oldest Florentine cathedral, thus its external architecture is not as ornate and embellished as others built throughout Florence in later centuries.

Since the Uffizi Gallery is one of the most popular attractions in Florence ... also designed the Basilica di San Lorenzo, the burial place for much of the powerful Italian family, the Medicis.

Augustinian friars are protesting against a redevelopment plan ...