Campanile di Giotto is the Tower-bell of the cathedral of Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore, located in Piazza del Duomo. It is probably the best case of Gothic design and is situated close to other compositional works of art like Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore and the Battistero (Baptistery of St. John). With a stature of 85 meters and width of 15 meters, the peak is one of the biggest bell peaks of the fourteenth century with apparent evidence of the plan and engineering, suggestive of that time. The peak was worked with white, red and green marbles looking like the shades of the cathedral. Giotto began the development of this peak in 1334, which was proceeded after the demise of this well known character by Andrea Pisano. The braces, present at the edge of the columns are polygonal fit as a fiddle and ascend to the top where they partition into flat casings. Polychrome marble has been utilized to cover the ringer with each brace connecting to the next as you move towards the top. It is a model case of the Gothic craft of that century and is a token of the archaic Italian plan and engineering.
Giotto’s Campanile
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