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The oddities of the duomo and Palazzo Vecchio

The two symbols par excellence of the Florentine power,it,the spiritual one,it,with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore,it,and the political one,it,with Palazzo Vecchio,it,they both have little known oddities,it,On the left side of Santa Maria del Fiore,it,on top of a load -bearing column,it,It is possible to notice the head of a bull that protrudes from the cornice,it,Popular fantasy says that the head was placed in that precise position by a master carpenter who worked on the construction of the Cathedral,it,in memory of a betrayal,it,In fact, the man was the lover of a baker's wife,it,who had his own shop near the cathedral,it,It happened that the baker,it,Once the adultery is discovered,it, quello spirituale, con la Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, e quello politico, con Palazzo Vecchio, presentano tutte e due delle stranezze poco conosciute. Sulla fiancata sinistra di Santa Maria del Fiore, in cima a una colonna portante, è possibile notare la testa di un toro che […]