Basilica di Santa Croce

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  • Address
    Piazza di Santa Croce 16, Santa Croce
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  • Phone
    055 246 61 05
  • Transport
    bus: C

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Completed in 1385, this Gothic temple is as much the resting place of a Who's Who of Florentine greats as repository of stunning art. The magnificent facade is a neo-Gothic addition of the 19th century! Deceptive, huh? Michelangelo's tomb here was designed by Vasari. Galileo and the composer Rossini also rest in peace here.

The two chapels nearest the right side of the Cappella Maggiore, belonging to the Bardi and Peruzzi clans, are decorated with partly fragmented frescoes by Giotto. Brunelleschi designed the serene cloisters, dominated by his Cappella de' Pazzi.