Which Renaissance building is named Santa Maria del Fiore?

Which Renaissance building is named Santa Maria del Fiore?

• A. Santa Maria del Fiore
• B. Santa Maria Novella
• C. Duomo di Siena
• D. St. Peter's Basilica

Answer: (A)

The name Santa Maria del Fiore identifies Florence’s great cathedral, the Florence Cathedral (often called the Duomo di Firenze). It is a centerpiece of Renaissance architecture in Italy, famous for Brunelleschi’s engineering feat—the wide, self-supporting dome that revolutionized building techniques in the 15th century. The other options refer to different churches: Santa Maria Novella is another Florentine church with its own distinct Gothic to early Renaissance history; Duomo di Siena is Siena’s cathedral; and St. Peter’s Basilica is in Rome. So the building specifically named Santa Maria del Fiore is the Florence Cathedral.

The name Santa Maria del Fiore identifies Florence’s great cathedral, the Florence Cathedral (often called the Duomo di Firenze). It is a centerpiece of Renaissance architecture in Italy, famous for Brunelleschi’s engineering feat—the wide, self-supporting dome that revolutionized building techniques in the 15th century. The other options refer to different churches: Santa Maria Novella is another Florentine church with its own distinct Gothic to early Renaissance history; Duomo di Siena is Siena’s cathedral; and St. Peter’s Basilica is in Rome. So the building specifically named Santa Maria del Fiore is the Florence Cathedral.