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Santa Maria Novella

A Dominican basilica by the station, with Masaccio's Trinity, Ghirlandaio's frescoes and a marble facade by Alberti.

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Open
Every day; shorter hours on Sundays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 18, 50123 FlorenceDirections
Getting There
Across the square from Santa Maria Novella station.

Why Go

Masaccio's Holy Trinity, painted around 1427, was one of the first paintings to use true perspective. The chapel behind the altar is covered in Ghirlandaio's frescoes of Florentine life, and crucifixes by Giotto and Brunelleschi hang in the church.

Its green and white marble front was designed by Leon Battista Alberti.

Nearby in Florence

Medici Chapels5 min walkMercato Centrale6 min walkPalazzo Medici Riccardi9 min walkOrsanmichele10 min walk

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