duomo
Grand Italian church
A duomo is an Italian cathedral, specifically the principal church of a city.
The term appears in English primarily when discussing Italian architecture and tourism: We climbed to the top of the duomo in Florence, The duomo dominates the Milanese skyline.
The word retains its Italian flavor and is rarely used for cathedrals outside Italy.
Deceptive outward appearance
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- apseVaulted church recess
- flying buttressesExternal arched wall supports
Romanesque · marble · spires · pinnacle · rose window · stained glass · frescoes · gargoyle
Tuscan capital city
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- SienaTuscan hill city
- PisaTuscan city, tilting tower
- NaplesMediterranean port city
Modena · Ferrara · Lucca · Verona · Bologna · Ravenna · Palermo · Genoa
Small rooftop dome
- BrunelleschiFlorentine Renaissance master builder
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- oculusRound architectural opening
ribbed · vault · frescoed · hemisphere · rotunda · brick · herringbone · finial
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
flying buttresses · Romanesque · marble · spires · pinnacle · rose window · stained glass · frescoes · gargoyle · clerestory
Florence
Tuscan capital city
Naples · Modena · Ferrara · Lucca · Verona · Bologna · Ravenna · Palermo · Genoa · Turin
cupola
Small rooftop dome
- BrunelleschiFlorentine Renaissance master builder
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
oculus · ribbed · vault · frescoed · hemisphere · rotunda · brick · herringbone · finial · skylight
mass
Quantity of matter
congregation · pilgrimage · saints · relics · sacred · hymn · clergy · devotion · sanctuary · bishop
- ItalyRome, Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples
- edificipalazzo, convento, basilica, villa, teatro
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
- Baroque ItalyVenice, Naples, Rome, Florence, Milan
- church architecturealtar, altars, nave, naves, aisle
- FlorenceArno, Medici, Renaissance, Michelangelo, David
duomochapel
Small worship room
wayside shrine · oratory · private chapel · parish church · village church
duomomarketplace
Venue for commerce
town hall · palazzo · shopping center · warehouse · factory