People who have just come from the capital have found that Florence is like a pocket-sized Roman city, with numerous medieval buildings, dozens of museums and galleries, simply an open-air art collection, worthy of the title of "Athens of the West". As the source of Western painting and Mecca, the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence is both the world's first painting university and the highest school of contemporary world fine arts. The poet Xu Zhimo once lived here, and the Florentine nickname "Emerald" was his first creation. The host parked the car on the side of the road and we started strolling around. In the city sprinkled with golden sunshine, walking in the quaint and elegant streets and alleys, flanked by old houses, looking at the green shutters and dappled walls, as if you are in the illusion of going back in time.
Florence's landmark, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is a must-see. It is built with pink, emerald green and milk white marble, which is very chic and reminiscent of the graceful and noble femininity of the Virgin. The cathedral was built in the twelfth century and took a century and a half after the lifetime efforts of generations of masters and craftsmen. The huge dome in the center of the church is typical of the Renaissance, huge and huge.
Next to the Cathedral of The Hundred Flowers is giotto's Bell Tower, the same color and architectural style, whether the former or the latter, which can be ascended down the stairs and look far away. Opposite the Cathedral of the Hundred Flowers is the older Chapel of San Giovanni, an octagonal building that is very eye-catching. There are three bronze doors with reliefs recounting the allusions of Adam and Eve, John's missionary and the Twelve Apostles of Christ, whose religious power was so powerful that Michelangelo lamented it as "the door to heaven".
