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Giotto's bell tower seen from the top of the Duomo. View from the tower. Giotto's Campanile (/ ˌ k æ m p ə ˈ n iː l i,-l eɪ /, also US: / ˌ k ɑː m-/, Italian: [kampaˈniːle]) is a free-standing campanile (bell tower) that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy.
The Campanile is a splendid example of Florentine Gothic architecture from the 1300’s. It was started in 1334 when Giotto, one of the principle artists and architects of the time, began to build the bell tower for the church, placing it next to the church. Even though the bell tower is named after Giotto, he actually only worked on it for ...
- Style of The Bell Tower
- Less interference and Politics
- Duration of Construction
- Completed After Giotto's Death
- Decorative Sculptures
The completed tower stands at 85 metres high and is decorated in white, green, and red marble, in line with traditional Florentine architecture at that time. The key difference between the top and bottom halves of the Campanile is the flow of light, with very little coming into the bottom levels as no windows were included. The upper levels also ma...
Giotto was excited by the prospect of designing the Campanile as he felt there would be little interference from other artists in this project, allowing him full license to impart his creative ideas. Work on the neighbouring Duomo was dogged by an abundance of painters and architects who needed to find a way to agree on every last detail.
The bell tower took a total of 50 years to complete, such was the intricacy of the work involved whilst the much larger cathedral took 170 years, including several periods of dormancy. Il Duomo was at one point the largest cathedral in Europe, before later being overtaken by San Peter's in the Vatican, Saint Paul's in London and the Milan Cathedral...
Giotto did not live long enough to see the completed building, passing away just two years after commencing its construction. His work was continued by Andrea Pisanoand Francesco Talenti which helps to explain why the lowest two sections of it are so marketedly different from the top three. Despite this inconsistency, it remains a stunning piece of...
The true beauty of this building can only be appreciated by those lucky enough to view it in person, within Il Duomo Piazza. In every direction, at every level, artworks have been inscribed into the walls, including hexagonal panels and lozenges which tackle scenes from the Bible. Most of these were added by other artists who would have been junior...
Duomo Terraces. The majestic bell tower of the Cathedral – also known as “Giotto’s Bell Tower” - is a masterpiece of the Italian Gothic. It has a square base of about 15 meters (49.2 feet) on each side, with corner reinforcing continuing all the way to the cantilevered horizontal crown, at 84.7 meters (278 feet) above ground. The summit ...
Giotto's Florence campanile is one of Italy's loveliest bell towers. The Campanile di Giotto. To the right of the cathedral facade is what's known as Giotto 's Bell Tower, even though that early Renaissance painter only designed and built the first two levels of it before his death in 1337. Frankly, Giotto was out of his league with the ...
Giotto's Campanile Standing adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and its polychrome marble encrustations.
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Oct 23, 2013 · Giotto’s Campanile is the bell tower belonging to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. It has a square base and is 84.70 meters tall. This beautiful and slender tower is unusually placed with respect to the cathedral; it is actually aligned with the church’s facade. With construction of the church already underway, Arnolfo di ...
