The dome of the Cappella dei Principi
Cappelle medicee (Medici Chapels)
Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini
Florence, December 2018
“The octagonal Cappella dei Principi surmounted by a tall dome, 59 m. high, is the distinguishing feature of San Lorenzo when seen from a distance. It is on the same axis as the nave and chancel to which it provides the equivalent of an apsidal chapel. Its entrance is from the exterior,[13] in Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini, and through the low vaulted crypt planned by Bernardo Buontalenti before plans for the chapel above were made.” (Medici Chapel, Wikipedia)
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