Battistero di San Giovanni Battistero di San Giovanni / / gallery 
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The Romanesque baptistry of Saint John - across from the Duomo - is one of Florence's oldest buildings, originally built on the site of a Roman temple to Mars. The octagonal building contains gilded bronze doors, and counts the famous Italian poet Dante among those baptised here.
LOCATION: Florence
DATE: Thu, 01/06/2006
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