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 one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.
Pazzi Chapel and the cloister
Interior of the Pazzi Chapel
Dome in the porch
Pazzi Chapel ceiling
The Basilica di Santa Croce is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls. Being the burial place of some of the most notable Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, it is also known as the Temple of the Italian Glories.
Façade of Santa Croce, October 2023
The original brick west front (before the 1860s Gothic Revival embellishments by Niccolò Matas)
The nave facing east
First Cloister with the Cappella dei Pazzi (1440s-70s)