DATELINE: Florence, italy                                                    

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Author: Andy

It's one thing to build a giant dome, it's another to build two layers into it with a stone stairway within. For bonus points, have the staircase go to the top of the dome, popping you out on a solid marble roof deck with a 360 view of the whole city.



now try building it without any modern techniques like scaffolding.



in the 1300's.



the Duomo is cool.