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The gothic basilica of Santa Croce, built between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries according to the plans of Arnolfo di Cambio, has a grandious and austere appearance. It is well known because some of the most famous Italians in history are buried here. Among the most important monuments are the tomb of the Alfieri, built by Canova; that of Leonardo Bruni, by Rossellino; and that of Carlotta Bonaparte, by Bartolini.
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| The interior is enhanced by radious frescoes painted at the beginning of the fourteenth century by Giotto and his pupil Taddeo Gaddi. Incorporated in the cloister next to the church is the Pazzi Chapel by Brunelleschi, a masterwork of Renaissance architecture. The other monastic buildings around the cloister house the Museum of the Works of Santa Croce, of great interest for the celebrated art that it contains: the Crucifix of Cimabue, the frescoes of Taddeo Gaddi and Andrea Orcagna, and the large golden bronze of San Lodovico of Tolosa, the work of Donatello in 1423. |
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| This church was the burial grounds for people such as Galileo and Michaelangelo. A picture of their tombs can be seen below. |
Galileo's tomb
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Michaelangelo's tomb
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