Ghiberti's Gold Doors. Across the street from the Duomo is the Baptistry, with what is now a copy of the Door of Paradise. The original door were cast from a gold by the goldsmith and sculptor Ghiberti and (later) his son. It took 27 years to complete. After Ghiberti completed the first one, he asked himself what he was going to do with his time and he thought it was time to begin another door. After a flood in 1966, the original door was transported to the Museum of the Opera del Duomo across the street on the other side of the Duomo. This is truly beautiful. Ghiberti is one of the 300 memorables buried in Santa Croce.
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