5Florence Cathedral

The Florence Cathedral, once known as the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in honour of that saint, is the fourth largest cathedral in the world. The building of this great gothic church began at the end of the 13th century, right on atop site of the old church of Santa Reparata.

However, the great and iconic dome wasn’t added until two hundred years of construction later and only then was the project deemed complete.