A Preview
"Stand back and look up, past the striped marble, to the enormous brick-red dome sitting on top of the cathedral. That is the largest masonry dome ever built, and it has held that title for six hundred years. And when this cathedral was begun, not one person alive knew how it would ever be closed. That's literal."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
Follow the full How to Build the Impossible route.
Hear the full story at The Dome — Santa Maria del Fiore
This is just one of 11 stops on the How to Build the Impossible tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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