Yesterday was the Virgin Mary's birthday. It is a very special holiday here in Florence. It is the one day each year that the city opens the terrace of the Duomo up to the public. For those of you who don't know, it is the massive dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, that sits on the Florence Cathedral. Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti once described it as rising "above the skies, large enough to cover all the peoples of Tuscany with its shadow." My roommates and I took advatage of this opportunity and hiked through the narrow wnding staircase all of the way up to the terrace. The view was amazing. From that height we could see all of the Florentine rooftops as well as the beautiful Tuscan countryside. Happy birthday Santa Maria.
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