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Museo di San Marco vs Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Museo di San Marco and Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore are both endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore is preferred by most writers compared to Museo di San Marco. Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore scores 95 with approval from 8 reviewers like Condé Nast Traveler, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Museo di San Marco
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Piazza San Marco 1, Florence
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"His unostentatious and direct paintings exalt the simple beauties of the contemplative life."
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Concierge
"A testament to the work of painter–monk Fra Angelico, this museum is housed in the Dominican convent of San Marco."
Frommer's
"In 1437, Cosimo de' Medici il Vecchio, grandfather of Lorenzo the Magnificent, had Michelozzo convert a medieval monastery here into a new home for the Dominicans."
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Travel + Leisure
"The museum includes the famed monks' cells with frescoes by Fra Angelico."
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Let's Go
" The themes may become repetitive, but the artistic importance of the works is impressive. "
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Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
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via della Canonica, 1, Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Florence
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Fodor's
"In 1296 Arnolfo di Cambio (circa 1245–circa 1310) was commissioned to build "the loftiest, most sumptuous edifice human invention could devise" in the Romanesque style."
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Concierge
"Building began in the 1290s under the direction of Arnolfo Di Cambio, and the structure was designed to supersede all other churches in size and sheer magnificence."
Travel + Leisure
"You get to glimpse up close some of the innovative engineering techniques that genius architect Brunelleschi used to create what was, in 1436, the largest dome in history."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The insoluble problem of the dome was solved with genius by Brunelleschi in 1420."
Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"To visit is to be awed."
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