This magnificent Gothic church was built in 1294. The Gothic interior is graced by the radiant frescoes of Giotto and his pupil Taddeo Gaddi and integrated into the cloister next to the church is Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel (Cappella de' Pazzi). When Lord Byron first laid eyes on the church he declared himself 'drunk with beauty'. The church contains the tombs of many celebrated Florentines such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Ghiberti and Machiavelli.
There are so many sites on Santa Croce that it's hard to choose among them. As is so often the case, Wikipedia is not a bad place to start.
There is an official site which is solely in Italian but which has some quite extraordinary features. The visita virtuale is especially recommended.
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