Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence

external facade for the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence

Michelangelo designed a monumental marble external facade for the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence but this was never erected — to the present day the external western facade of St Lorenzo remains an unadorned, rough surface.

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