The Baptistery of St. John
The Baptistery of St. John
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The Baptistery of St. John

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St. John's Baptistery is a baptismal church under the jurisdiction of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers. There are entrances and exits on three sides due to the south, due north and due east, and the other five sides are closed. Among them, the relief panels of the east gate are all gilded, designed and cast by Lorenzo Ghiberti, which is called "Heaven's Gate" by Michelangelo, and is worth seeing. The Baptistery is a very old building in Florence, consecrated in the 11th century. Its architectural shape imitates the baptistery of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran. Its architectural style belongs to the Romanesque style, but the specific construction time is doubtful, it is said to be from 1059 to 1128.

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