San Miniato al Monte Church in Florence
Italy's Great Monuments
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46m
This video lecture will explore the art, architecture, and history of one of the most celebrated Romanesque churches of medieval Europe. The one-thousand-year-old church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, Italy, houses an exotic mix of artistic styles inside of a distinctly mysterious atmosphere. Consecrated in 1018 AD as a Benedictine church and monastery, the structure is one of the prime examples of Romanesque architecture in Italy.
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