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The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence; new links

Posted on 01/07/2014 by dougaj4

Earlier this year the on-line edition of National Geographic posted an article on: Mystery of Florence’s Cathedral Dome May Be Solved The wording of the article owes more to journalistic hyperbole than anything else, but it includes a link to an … Continue reading →

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Cracks in the Dome

Posted on 15/07/2012 by dougaj4

On 28 July 1987 (close to 25 years ago) The New York Times Reported Cracks in a Great Dome in Florence May Point to Impending Disaster … but those caring for the dome worry that it has recently embarked on … Continue reading →

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The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore – Dimensions

Posted on 30/06/2012 by dougaj4

This post is a continuation from The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence Different sources give a wide variety of different dimensions for the dome, but there seems to be reasonable agreement that the “across flats” diameter of the … Continue reading →

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