Baptistery - Wikipedia
网页Pisa Baptistry, begun 1152, completed 1363. In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry (Old French baptisterie; Latin baptisterium; Greek βαπτιστήριον, 'bathing-place, baptistery', from βαπτίζειν, baptízein, 'to baptize') is the separate centrally planned structure surrounding the baptismal font.
Florence Baptistery - Wikipedia
网页The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni), is a religious building in Florence, Italy. Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, John the Baptist, it has been a focus of religious, civic, and artistic life since its …
Baptistery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
网页: a part of a church or formerly a separate building used for baptism. Examples of baptistery in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Inside are soaring ceilings, a bubbling …
Baptistery | Roman, Byzantine & Medieval | Britannica
网页Baptistery, hall or chapel situated close to, or connected with, a church, in which the sacrament of baptism is administered. The form of the baptistery originally evolved from small, circular Roman buildings that were designated for religious purposes (e.g., the Temple of Venus, Baalbek, Lebanon,
Baptistery dedicated to St. John the Baptist - Visit Florence
网页The Baptistery of Florence is located in Piazza Duomo, right in front to Florence Cathedral. Visit Florence and admire the Gates of Paradise by Ghiberti and the Baptistery's masterpieces.
Guide To the Baptistery of St. John, Florence’s Oldest Monument
网页2021年8月11日 — As its name implies, the Baptistery is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of Florence and the inventor of the act of baptism. This particular baptistery was where the citizens of Florence were baptized. Until the 18th century, it was the exclusive place for baptism in Florence.
Baptistry of San Giovanni - The Florence Baptistery
网页The Florence Baptistry (or Florence Baptistery, in Italian Battistero di San Giovanni) is part of the Florence Duomo Complex, which includes the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with Brunelleschi’s Dome and Santa Reparata Excavation, the Baptistery itself, Giotto’s Bell Tower, and the Museum of the Opera del Duomo.
Baptistery of San Giovanni | Opera del Duomo, Florence
网页The Baptistery of St. John, standing in front of the cathedral, is the ancient religious and civil centre of Florence, as well as a masterpiece of Italian Romanesque architecture. The monument we see today, consecrated in 1059 by Pope Niccolò II, is perhaps the result of an expansion of a primitive 4th century baptistery.
Florence Baptistry (Battistero di San Giovanni) - Florence Inferno
网页2018年3月14日 — The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John, the patron saint of Florence, is a religious building that stands in Piazza del Duomo, across from the Florence Cathedral and the Campanile di Giotto. Its origins are in part mysterious.
The Gates of Paradise | Smithsonian
网页This photo of Baptistery shows the façade and placement of Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise. High Museum of Art, Atlanta Lorenzo Ghiberti's "Restored Figurine in Niche," a gilt bronze from 1425-52.