. . . was being constructed during the early years of the marriage of Cosimo and Contessina. Although the duomo had been conceptualized in 1299, the huge cupola remained incomplete until Brunelleschi conceived of a method for its construction. Cosimo and the other city fathers were involved in the decision to award the project to Brunelleschi, who was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. Work on the dome continued throughout the 1420's and was essentially complete when Pope Eugenius IV dedicated the cathedral in 1436. The photo above was one I took in 2006 when I was fortunate enough to live on the top floor of a 19th century palazzo directly east of the duomo.
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