The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members o
Firenze Basilica di San Lorenzo Esterno Lato Nord 1
Interior looking toward the high altar
The cruciform basilica with the vast domed apsidal Medici Chapel; in the cloister is the Laurentian Library
Michelangelo's model for the façade of the basilica
Medici Chapels
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The Medici Chapels are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in the Italian city of Florence. They are the Sagrestia Nuova, designed by
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
…Vecchia) by Brunelleschi, which has interior decoration and sculpture by Donatello; the Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Laurentiana) by Michelangelo; the Medici Chapels (Cappelle Medicee), two structures that include the New Sacristy (Sagrestia Nuova) based on Michelangelo's designs; and the larger Cappella dei Principi…
The Sagrestia Nuova; on the left is the tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino; on the right, the altar
Exterior
Interior