Florence - Santa Croce

 
"Santa Croce is a pantheon of the most worthy kind. The church has a serious and a gloomy solemnity, indeed it is a huge hall of the dead that no thinking person will enter without reverence" wrote Ferdinand Gregorovius, a German who traveled widely in Italy in the 19th century. This feeling is one the visitor can share on approaching the church and entering its broad interior.

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The greatest church of the Franciscan order, Santa Croce was begun, probably by Arnolfo di Cambio, in 1294 on the site of an earlier building dating from 1228, and was consecrated in 1443 in the presence of Pope Eugene IV. The facade, articulated in multicolored marble, and the campanile are 19th century.
Things to See

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Read More Santa Croce Monastery and Museum

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Address: Santa Croce, Piazza Santa Croce 16, I-50122 Florence, Italy
Hours:
8am-6:30pm; Sun: 3pm-6pm
Transit: Bus: 12, 14, 19, 23, 31, 32.

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Front view of the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence.Front view of the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence.
Looking up at the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence.Looking up at the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence.
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