Santa Croce, Florence
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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 wa
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-1470s)
Florence
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Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and, as of 2026, with a population of 361,625, the 8th most populous city in the country. It is also the capital of the
Santa Croce, Florence
…The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres (2,600 ft) southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city…
View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo; the dome of Florence Cathedral and the tower of Palazzo Vecchio are visible in the distance.
The Goth King Totila razes the walls of Florence during the Gothic War: illumination from the Chigi manuscript of Villani's Cronica
View of Florence by Hartmann Schedel, published in 1493
Painting based on an original from the late 15th century, attributed to Francesco di Lorenzo Rosselli