Guide to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

This is a comprehensive essential tool to understanding and appreciating the Dome of Florence in its entirety.It is published as the result of several months of photographing all the famous structures - the interior of the Cathedral, Brunelleschi's dome, the Baptistery - in ultra-high gigapixel photographic capture, including the frescoes inside the dome that no one but conservators have seen in centuries.More than an architectural icon for the millions of visitors to Florence every year, Santa Maria del Fiore represents the moment Europe discovered its new identity—one that valorised human ingenuity, revived classical ideals, and re-imagined the relationship between beauty, mathematics, and the divine.This publication captures that pivotal transition with unprecedented fidelity.Brunelleschi's dome and its frescoes, the Baptistery, and the inner cathedral are showcased in fine detail. Text in English and Italian.