Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence)

The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John) is believed to be the oldest building in Florence. It is particularly famed for its three sets of magnificent and artistically important bronze doors.

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Baptistery - Florence - Bronze

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It stands in the Piazza del Duomo, just to the west of the Duomo. It is believed to date from the 6th or 7th century and was the city's first cathedral, predating Santa Reparata, first recorded as such in 897. It used to be believed that it was originally an ancient Roman temple to Mars, although it is actually almost certainly not a Roman building.

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Duomo - 6th - 7th century - Cathedral - Santa Reparata - 897 - Roman temple - Mars

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