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Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore vs Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Both are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore scores significantly higher than Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore comes in at #1 in Florence with positive reviews from 8 reviewers such as Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.
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
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"To visit is to be awed."
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Palazzo Medici Riccardi
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Via Cavour 1, Florence
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Fodor's
"The main attraction of this palace, begun in 1444 by Michelozzo for Cosimo de' Medici, is the interior chapel, the so-called Cappella dei Magi on the piano nobile (second) floor."
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Concierge
"The main reason for visiting this solid 15th-century palazzo, built by Michelozzo, and now the city's prefettura, is to see Benozzo Gozzoli's delightful Cappella dei Magi on the first floor."
Let's Go
"Rooms and courtyards on the ground floor host modern sculpture installations, while the halls upstairs exhibit their own walls and ceilings, all splattered with some pretty cool pictures."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The building's exterior gives little indication as to the splendour which awaits within."
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The Telegraph
"Masaccio and Masolino’s frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel are better known – and very lovely they are too, breathing the simple humanism of the early Renaissance."
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