Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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S'-'Y Night and Day by Michelangelo on tomb of Fountain of Neptune stands heroically 1n Boboli Florentine Artisan cuts design in silver of Lorenzo Cosimo in Church of San Lorenzo Garden It was done in bronze by Stoldo Lorenzi which he fashions many delicate objects WHILE THE GENERAL plan of the Santa Croce is not considered good, one of its chapels ranks among the finest structures of its kind. The Pazzi Chapel was built by the prodigious Italian architect Brunel- lesco for the Pazzi family of Florence. Designed completely in the Renaissance manner, it is a rectangle in plan. A Roman style dome covers it, adding an unusual effect. The columns of the portico are Corinthian in design, as are the pilasters and the panels. The skill with which Brunellesco has combined his styles shows him at the Peak of his superb creative powers. Ah

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