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Often left behind in the headlong rush from the
station to the `names´ in the city centre, this church is well worth a
detour. Begun in 1268, the church was at one time the base of the Dominican
order in Florence. The interior is notable for the lengthened perspective
effect (caused by a closer spacing of the columns towards the altar),
and a great amount of decoration and detail.
There are pieces by Masaccio, Lippi, Ghirlandaio and Brunelleschi, whilst
the adjacent museum, housed in the Romanesque cloisters, is home to yet
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