by DHales | Oct 7, 2011 | art, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il Duomo From my temporary home in Florence, the first thing I see in the morning and the last at night is its splendid cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, one of the most recognizable churches in the world. People often assume that “Il Duomo”—as it’s called—translates...
by DHales | Dec 27, 2010 | Italy, Language, Religion, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il Duomo Florence’s cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, is one of the most recognizable churches in the world. People often assume that “Il Duomo”—as it’s called—translates as “the dome.” But “duomo,” from the Latin domus for home, means house of God. It took the...
