The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore... They say that this cathedral is inside out.... the outside is totally ornate but the inside is very sparce... Maybe one of those forward thinking renaissance guys thought that would keep the tourists on the outside and only the faithful would want to come in...This cathedral is more famous for the engeneering that went into making the dome and the architect who figured out how to do it on such a grand scale.... as we listened in on a tour guide telling some tourists the process.... it all sounded complecated so we moved on listening to other tour groups... we heard that one person at the time who suggested they fill the lower building with sand and coins while they built the dome and after it was finished get the poor people of Florence to dig all the sand out... now that is clever engeneering that we can understand... we quickly moved on to listen to another tour group before that one wanted coins from us...
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