Giotto's Campanile vs The New York Times Tower

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2. Giotto's Campanile

   Campanile in Florence, Italy

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3. Giotto’s Campanile is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. Wikipedia
5. Address: Piazza Duomo, 50122 Firenze, Italy
6. Opened: 1359
8. Height: 85 m
9. Province: Province of Florence
10. Function: Bell tower
11. Architect: Giotto
12. Architectural styles: Italian Gothic architecture, Gothic architecture

The New York Times Tower, seen here in 1929 looking southwest from Broadway and 43rd Street, reminded some of Giotto’s campanile in Florence.

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