kateoplis:

Palazzo Toschi Mosca inner court (via Yewknee)

nationalgeographicdaily:

Florence, Italy
Photo: Mike Pistone

Cities can be tough to shoot even for experienced photographers. In this gallery, get tips on how to capture the essence of urban spaces. Here, a wide-angle lens offers a sprawling view of Florence from the top of the city’s famous Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.

cavetocanvas:

Interior of Santa Maria Novella, a Dominican monastery in Florence, Italy, 1297-1350

The Dominicans were typically considered the more learned and educated of the monastic orders. This is one of two large Dominican structures in Florence (which was unusual - normally just one large structure per monastic order was located in a city). This is a typically Italian building, with lots of frescos. However, it strongly rooted in gothic architecture, minus all the bells and whistles - the monastic orders are the reason that there is gothic architecture in Italy in general. They acted as missionaries for the gothic style, and spread it all over Europe during this time period, combining it with more regional forms of architecture as they started monasteries. 

(Source: cavetocanvas)