Lorenzo is the church of the Medici family and the chapel of the family. The church is relatively low-key, calm, and the surface mechanism is the popular element at the time. The dome is small and exquisite.
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Basilica di San Lorenzo Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The Church of San Lorenzo is a Medici family church, consisting of 3 eras with different architectural styles (the old sacristy built by Brunieneschi, the new sacristy built by Michelangelo, the 17th century of the Sovereign Chapel). The church was built in AD 393. After 1095 years and two expansions in 1461, it was completed in 1740 and became what it is now. During the period, Michelangelo designed its front, the exterior is made of white marble, and the exterior façade is made of concave and convex gray bricks, which is unique and unpretentious. Brunieneschi laid it out so that the historic church became a reference for Italian churches. The old sacristy belongs to the neoclassical style of the early renaissance, abandoning superfluous decorations, and is full of elegant and clear atmosphere. To enter the new sacristy, you need to detour to the Medici Chapel behind the church, which houses 9 statues of Michelangelo. From the elegant courtyard to the second floor through the steps designed by Michelangelo, is the San Lorenzo Library, which houses a total of 10,000 ancient books collected by the Medici family. Almost all members of the Medici family are buried in the church cemetery.
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Lorenzo is the church of the Medici family and the chapel of the family. The church is relatively low-key, calm, and the surface mechanism is the popular element at the time. The dome is small and exquisite.
The church of San Lorenzo is also a very good historical building, the cathedral belongs to a very good place, the whole church is also very novel, some murals are very interesting, and you can see a lot of religious things.
The church of San Lorenzo, designed by Michelangelo, although the appearance is flat but the status is still very high, the church also has the medal of the Medici family, the pill is the symbol of the earliest Medici to make a fortune.
This is the chapel of the Medici family. The Medici family is a god-like existence. Without the Medici, it cannot be said that there is no Renaissance, but it will be pushed back at least many years. The outside is simple and unpretentious, without extra decoration, but elegant and full of history. Just in time for Easter Eve to catch up with the service, go in and feel it
The facade was ordinary, and a little rough, but that was the general Italian church. The church is funded by the medici family, and part of it (it is said that the small dome next to it was designed by brunelleschi, and it is also the most worth visiting place in this church. It is said that Michelangelo also redesigned an facade for this church, but for various reasons, it was not built.
The Medici family ruled Florence for more than five centuries, and he was the founder and promoter of the Renaissance in Italy. The church of San Lorenzo is the chapel of the Medici family and the burial mausoleum of the Medici family. Built in the 11th century, the church is a Gothic structure in black and white marble, and there are many sculptures and paintings in the church.