Florence 360°: The Dome Climb

Get a complete and spectacular view of Florence. Join our local guide to make your way to the top of the monumental dome of the Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore. Enjoy amazing sights and take home unforgettable travel memories. Soaring over 300 feet in the air, the dome of Florence Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, dominates the city’s skyline. Completed in 1434, the dome is still one of the largest in the world. In the 15th century construction of this kind had never been attempted since ancient times; but thanks to the ambitions of a flourishing city and breakthrough Renaissance engineering, the Cathedral dome broke all the records. Construction was carried out by Filippo Brunelleschi whose solution called for the building of a dome within a dome, a solid brick structure on the inside with a tiled terracotta shell on the outside. Visitors can climb to the top of the dome spiralling up in the space between the two domes and step outside for breathtaking views over the entire city.