Duomo East End

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by Henk Bekker

East Apses and Cupola of the Duomo

The outside ring where the dome meets the walls of the drum is undecorated. Only the one side to the east has a balcony by Baccio d’Agnolo added in 1507. Michelangelo described it as looking like a cage for crickets, so the other seven sides remained bare, which is cost-effective too.