Located in the Piazza del Duomo, Il Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence Baptistery), also known as the Baptistery of Saint John, is an exquisite octagonal basilica of green and white marble that forms part of the Duomo Complex and is the oldest building in Florence. Boasting awe-inspiring interiors of golden Byzantine mosaics, which is home to the tomb of Antipope John XXIII whose sepulchre was designed by Donatello. The Baptistery is renowned for its three sets of striking bronze doors made up of 10 bas-relief bronze panels representing several scenes of the Old Testament known as the Gates of Paradise, which were sculpted by Lorenzo Ghiberti and took 26 years to complete.

Il Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

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