Giotto's Campanile, Florence, Italy
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Dáin & Olík
N 43° 46.366 E 011° 15.339
32T E 681535 N 4849107
Famouse gothic Giotto's Campanile (free standing bell tower) - part of Florence cathedral complex.
Waymark Code: WM6F7G
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 05/25/2009
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Giotto’s Campanile is a free-standing bell tower that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy.
Standing adjacent the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of the Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and the polychrome marble encrustations.
This slender structure stands on a square plan with a side of 14.45 meters (47.41 ft). It attains a height of 84.7 meters (277.9 ft) sustained by four polygonal buttresses at the corners. These four vertical lines are crossed by four horizontal lines, dividing the tower in five levels.
(wiki)
Address of Tower:
Piazza del Duomo
Florence, Italy
501 00
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 8
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Yes
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