2012
07/05
Italy
Tuscany
Florence
Exif: NIKON D90, 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ f/8.0 1/40, ISO 200
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picture of the east door, or the Gates of Paradise, of the baptistery of Florence
The Gates of Paradise has been built in the XV century by Lorenzo Ghiberti and his son Vittore. Michelangelo Buonarroti renamed the eastern door as the Gates of Paradise. The door is composed by 10 panels with depictions of some Biblical stories.