Basilica of Santa Croce
Florence, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basilica of Santa Croce is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy, standing on the Piazza di Santa Croce about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo. Begun in 1294 to designs by Arnolfo di Cambio in the Gothic style, it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is known as the Temple of the Italian Glories for holding the burials of notable Italians, including Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- church building, museum, minor basilica
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italian national heritage
- Place
- Florence, Italy
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