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1434, the Lantern in 1461, the singing gallery (Donatello) in 1435, 
and the organ gallery was by Luca della Robbia (1440). The 
Campanile was commenced by Giotto when 60 years of age ; 
he died in 1336, and his work was continued by Andrea Pisano 
and Francesco Talenti. It was a beautiful structure, about 
which Ruskin had written in high terms of praise, and was one 
of the marvels of the age. Before Dante was banished from 
Florence, he and Giotto, who were kindred spirits, talked 
very much about the structure. In the adjoining Cathedral 
Savonarola preached his wonderful sermons in 1471. Santa 
Croce, the Westminster Abbey of Florence, was built by Arnolfo, 
the architect of the Cathedral. It was commenced in 1294, 
and finished in 1442; it contains the fine Annunciation by 
Donatello, 1435. The early Renascence Pazzi Chapel in the 
cloister has a fine facade with six ancient columns, and a 
frieze with children’s heads by Donatello and Selligiano. It 
was remarkable what. a number of churches there were in 
Florence, a comparatively small city. Other Florentine build- 
ings whose architectural features were described were the Santa 
Maria Novella (1279) facade by Alberti, 1470, San Spirito, 
Brunelleschi, with campanile by Baccio d’ Agnolo ; monastery 
of San Marco, decorated by Fra Angelico (1445); Palazzo 
Riccardi, the great palace of the Medeci, built for 
Cosimo, and where Lorenzo was born in 1447; Palazzo 
Pitti (1430), Palazzo Quaratesi (1440), Palazzo  Rucellai 
(1450), Strozzi (1489-1553), Palazzo Gondi (1490), Palazzo 
Guadagni, and Palazzo Pandolfini (1520). It was at the palace 
of Riccardi that Lorenzo and Savonarola met for the first 
and last time. One of the great features of the Florentine 
palaces was the magnificent cornices projecting in some cases 
one tenth the height of the buildings. 
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