Talk:Florence Cathedral

message: Can anyone figure out if it's Santa Maria del Fiore or Santa Maria dei Fiori ("of the flower" vs. "of the flowers")? I thought it was the latter, and Google gives lots of hits for both. - Montréalais
It is the former (Santa Maria del Fiore) in all the books I have seen having researched the dome of it for a paper - 24.5.100.229
does it matter... i mean it isnt that big of a difference
Actually, yes, it does matter. People come to this website looking for facts, so precision is very important. 71.198.43.182 (talk) 20:25, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: old

message: i cant find out how big it is anywhere!
My art teacher said it was 106 ft high.
According to Michele Fanelli (an engineer who has worked on the maintainence of the dome and who wrote a book -- Brunelleschi's Cupola -- with Giovanni Fanelli (brother?), the height of the drum supporting the dome is 53.85 m.  The dome itself adds another 35.75 m (about 117 feet Brit measure), for a total height of 89.60 m. The climb to the top from ground level is 463 steps. You can do it in 10 breathless minutes so long as you are not behind a slowpoke.
216.113.201.242 00:13, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  size 

message: In "transcribe a circle on a kone face", is "kone" an obscure architectural term, or should it be corrected to "cone"?
Wdfarmer 04:16, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Must be the work of some vandal. I've changed it to "cone".  JoJan 11:40, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  spelling 

message: I cut this sentence about the dome: One obscure architect at the time even proposed to fill the Duomo with soil before the dome was built so that it could be built on top of the shaped dirt (it was not yet known how to build a dome with that much weight and magnitude).  When asked how to get the dirt out, it was proposed that the city should fill the dirt with coins and the paupers would eventually empty the dome. 
This is popular legend about the Pantheon in Rome, which has a large dome too. The exact description of the legend can be found in this book: Guida all'Italia leggendaria, misteriosa, insolita e leggendaria, Volume 4 (Lazio, Rome section), Oscar Mondadori, Verona, 1971  --82.104.171.102 12:26, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  wrong info 

message: I've scanned through the article, but I didn't find any mention of Arnolfo's interesting design. Most churches are designed in the shape of a cross with the nave, 2 transepts, and apse. However, Arnolfo went a step further. When he designed the cathedral, he put 5 chapels in each of the transepts and the apse, so if looking at a blueprint, it resembles a flower. . .florence, santa maria del fiore, flower. . .
: I cannot find any reference to this. But if you have, then add this information to the article, stating your reference(s).  JoJan 14:42, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Design 

message: The article says that Arnolfo's original design was reduced in size--actually, it was increased in size. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.42.128.37 (talk • contribs) 
Can anyone here tell me what this thing is made of besides stone?
The domes, and I expect much of it behind the stone facing, are brick. The facade & most of the walls are different colours of stone, mostly marble. Johnbod 17:46, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Does anyone know if these plans are PUBLIC DOMAIN.  If yes, where can they be accessed?
thanks in advance
the colour guru124.180.214.183 00:36, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  PLANS & DRAWINGS OF Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo) 

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thread_title: Survey

message: With all the new images of the Duomo's facade, I wonder if anybody is aware of its date? --Wetman 12:02, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Only people who have read the article’s words, perhaps. But at least those…. (Assuming that anyone has read an article called ‘Florence Cathedral’. (And with a capital C))—Ian Spackman 13:35, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is all explained in the article under the header "Façade".  JoJan 13:38, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The facade

message: Construction of the lantern was begun a few months before his death in 1446. Then, for 25 years, little progress was possible, due to alterations by several architects. The lantern was finally completed by Brunelleschi's friend Michelozzo in 1461
I think there is a mistake...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.164.252.165 (talk) 03:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right. It was 15 years later.  JoJan (talk) 16:47, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dome's Lantern 

message: Ghiberti actually won the competition. Djamorpheus 22:13, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Wrong.  JoJan (talk) 18:39, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

text: You are talking about the bronze doors of the Baptistery, when Ghiberto won the competition against Brunelleschi  and become famous for the "Gates of Paradise". This article however relates to the Florence cathedral. Ghiberti lost the competition for the Dome against Brunelleschi, who would become famous for his dome on the cathedral. JoJan (talk) 15:03, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Competition 

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message: In the sidebar, it says the cathedral is 90 metres (300 ft) tall. However, in the "Dome" section, it says: 
:"This brings the total height of the dome and lantern to 114.5 metres (375 ft)." 
Is there some kind of mistake? - 24.150.238.199 (talk) 00:50, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Contradiction

message: Does anyone know the correct Italian name for the Florence Cathedral?
In the Italian wikipedia the Italian name is: Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria del Fiore.
In this English article the Italian name is: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Italian)
Jcardazzi (talk) 02:48, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name in Italian 

message: Yes, unfortunatelly I can not edit it myself, I lack the knowledge, but the history section ends just too abruptly. What is it now? Museum? Living church with religious live inside? The nave seems so empty and dead, are there any masses yet? Was that closed as a church, made a museum? (When?) There are no chairs pictured, just the floor. Is mass still conducted in some small section of the church or are the chairs being moved in and out? Are there any sources for any of that? Reo + 11:18, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section should contain present and recent development 

message: This article is loaded with images. Can we decide which ones to include and which ones aren't the most valuable? Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 22:36, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  WAY too many images 

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message: despite the questionable use of 'quick facts' for external content, it does not look very elegant. Opened up it shows two grey blocks with the repeated info and empty space. 
I would prefer to move it to the external links. MenkinAlRire 15:59, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "quick facts external video" 

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message: If we create a separate article on the dome? In the Italian section, a separate article is devoted to the dome Товболатов (talk) 18:06, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cupola del Brunelleschi