Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine

The church of Santa Maria del Carmine is a Catholic church built in the thirteenth century. She is famous for the cycle of painting presented in the chapel Brancacci, a fundamental work of Renaissance art, directed by Masaccio and Masolino.

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Chiesa di San Frediano

The church of San Frediano in Cestello was built on the site of the mid-15th century church of the "monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli". The church was rebuilt between 1680 and 1689 by architect Gherardo Silvani, who died in 1675. In 1680, the project was modified by Giulio Cerruti, who turned the axis of the church, placing the entrance towards the Arno. In 1783, the church was transformed into a parish church and the monastery was abolished.

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Basilica di Santo Spirito

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito was built in the Renaissance style on the ruins of a 13th-century Augustinian convent, destroyed by fire in 1471. Filippo Brunelleschi drew the plans around 1444, two years before his death in 1446. The plans were reworked and the work undertaken by Antonio Manetti, Giovanni da Gaiole and Salvi d'Andrea, the latter also being responsible for the construction of the dome (1479-1482) with Il Cronaca. The bell tower is the work of Baccio d'Agnolo (1503). The current appearance of the façade is due to an 18th-century plastering that covered the paintings on the pilasters and cornices.

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Basilica di Santa Trinita

Santa Trinita is a parish church and the monastic church of the Vallombrosan monastery of the same name. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 14th century in its present Gothic form. The crypt, a remnant of the old church, is purely Romanesque. The façade of Santa Trinita de Buontalenti is a typical work of late Florentine mannerism and dates from the end of the 16th century.