Pazzi Chapel
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The Pazzi Chapel is a chapel located in the "first cloister" on the southern flank of the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. Commonly credited to Filippo Brunelleschi, it is considered to be
Front elevation (woodcut, 19th century)
Dome and vaults of the portico
St Andrew, glazed terracotta roundel in the lunette above the door
Pietra serena
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Pietra serena is a blue-gray sandstone used extensively in Renaissance Florence for architectural details. It is also known as Macigno stone. The material obtained at Fiesole is considered the best an
Pietra serena boulders quarried in cava Nardini, Vellano, Tuscany, Italy
Pazzi Chapel in Florence, Italy
Staircase designed by Michelangelo at the Laurentian Library, Florence, Italy
Mined pietra serena rock at a quarry in Vellano