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Cappella Pazzi & First Cloister
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Cappella Pazzi & First Cloister

Pazzi Chapel (Cappella dei Pazzi) at the Basilica di Santa Croce is a typical Renaissance chapel in Florence. The chapel, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, is based on simple geometrical forms, the square and the circle, which are two basic forms in renaissance architecture. The chapel was commissioned 1429 by Andrea Pazzi, head of the Pazzi family.

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