The Gates of Paradise (couple trip)

…Great Atmosphere one of the best places to enjoy the vacation in Italy.

The east doors of the baptistery are considered a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Known as the Gates of Paradise, the name was inspired by Michelangelo, who famously remarked that the doors were worthy of the gates of heaven. Created by Lorenzo Ghiberti between 1425 and 1452, the doors are crafted in gilded bronze, standing approximately 5.2 meters high and 3 meters wide. Ghiberti employed v...

These are replicas of Ghiberti's original eastern doors of the baptistry that are currently housed in the Duomo musuem. I found these to be solemn and a work of high art considering that they are very detailed and a fruit of 27 years of hard work. Don't miss these if you are visiting Il Duomo as they stand right in front of it but in an easy to overlook spot.

Beautiful craftsman ship. Even though these are a replica the impression from the size and the gorgerous golden reliefs of stories from the Old Testament are still a sight to behold. You can't miss it them as you visit the front of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. The originals has wisely been moved inside to the Opera del Duomo Museum.

Among the many monuments that worth to be seen in Florence, it the Porta del Paradiso is one of the great works that some times remains hidden. It often happens that, focusing own attention on the most famous places in the city such as Piazza della Signoria, the Ponte Vecchio and the Duomo, it is lost sight of the masterpieces that is possible to have under own eyes. One of the works that perhaps...