Duomo

Duomo stemming from domus dei = The House of God. In this case it is also the seat of the bishop. Another word for Duomo is cathedral meaning chair or in this case the chair of the Bishop. 

Picture of Duomo above was by my neice Candice 

Picture by Candice.

 Saint Peter by Michael Angelo.  He was commissioned to sculpt three others however his work was interrupted by a far more important work, that of the David!  AWESOME! So he left Sienna for Florence, his home town to sculpt what is known as the most perfect representation of man in exhistence 

 The frescos in this room were created for the library within the cathedral.  The books ended up being stored in Rome and so the library was never used and so the  frescos within those walls are still bright and bold.

 A bronze by Donatello

Italians of the middle ages had major case of Duomo envy.  Siena had the largest Duomo at one time until the plans for Florence's Duomo were created and ground was broken.  When Siena found out about Florence's plans, they broke ground to extend their duomo and then Florence reacted to Siena and extended their Duomo.  Both cities were beat out by the Duomo in Rome Saint Peters.  All the buildings were magnificent and still are.