FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Visitors to one of Florence’s most iconic monuments — the Baptistry of San Giovanni, opposite the city’s Duomo — are getting a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see its ceiling ...

For the first time in over a century, the Florence Baptistery’s glittering 13th-century dome mosaics are undergoing a full restoration — and visitors can watch the process up close. Millions of gold ...

(see related story) Florence, December 6 - The 14th-century project for the doors of the Florence Baptistery foresaw all of the doors in the same format, with stories organised in 28 squares ...

A photo shows a detail of the section "The saved souls" of the mosaic ceiling of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, one of the most ancient churches in Florence, Tuscany, during the presentation of the ...

It is an iconic landmark in Florence drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, yet the origins of the Baptistery of St John have long been shrouded in mystery. Now new research has shed ...

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Visitors to one of Florence’s most iconic monuments — the Baptistry of San Giovanni, opposite the city’s Duomo — are getting a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see its ceiling mosaics up close thanks to ...

A restorer works on the mosaic ceiling at the Baptistery of San Giovanni, one of the most ancient churches in Florence. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Restorers launched a groundbreaking project in ...