Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1672: Heaven’s Gate

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After admiring the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers for a while, Ye Tian and the others changed their focus and turned to look at Giotto's bell tower next to the cathedral.

Like the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, this is also a very famous historical building and one of the landmark buildings in Florence.

Different from the Renaissance style of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower is a Gothic style building, which is rare in Italy and is a typical representative of Gothic architecture in Italy.

Giotto's Bell Tower was built in 1384. It was designed and presided over by the famous architect Giotto, who was also a great muralist contemporary with the poet Dante. This ancient bell tower also got its name.

This Gothic clock tower looks like a square columnar tower. It combines three colors of pink, dark green and cream in a geometric color scheme. It looks very beautiful!

Although it is a different architectural style, its appearance and color match very harmoniously with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore next to it.

The base of Giotto's bell tower is decorated with exquisite reliefs, most of which come from biblical stories. There are stairs inside to reach the top, with a total of 290 stairs.

The bell tower is about 84 meters high and about 14 meters square, which is rare among medieval church buildings and even more unique in Italy, which was not yet unified at the time.

Looking past Giotto's Bell Tower, Ye Tian and the others saw another very famous historical building.

That is the Chapel of San Giovanni, also called the Baptistery. It is an octagonal church, which is dedicated to Giovanni, the patron saint of Florence, hence its name.

This famous church was built as early as the 7th century AD and is the most typical representative of Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, the "gorgeous capital".

The most eye-catching part of this church is the three-sided bronze door decorated with gold reliefs. It is engraved with patterns based on stories from the Old Testament of the Bible. It is magnificent and dazzling!

Of course, the gold reliefs on the three bronze doors now presented to tourists are no longer originals, but copies of the originals, and the material is no longer gold, but gilded bronze!

At first glance, these three bronze gates are no different from the original ones. All the details of the gold reliefs are exactly the same. They are copied so perfectly that ordinary tourists cannot see them at all.

As for the gold reliefs originally inlaid on the three bronze doors, they have long been removed by the Florentine authorities and displayed in the cathedral museum for people to visit and appreciate.

Although the carving themes on these three gold relief doors all come from the Bible, the content they represent is different and they were created by different carving masters.

The gold relief door on the south side of the church is carved with 28 patterns, the theme of which is the story of John's mission, which was created by Andrea Pisano, a master of carving art in the early 14th century.

The gold relief door on the north side is also engraved with 28 patterns. The theme is to show the life of Christ and the deeds of his 12 disciples. It was created by the art master Ghiberti in the early 15th century.

Compared with the golden relief doors on the north and south sides, the east door of the Baptistery of San Giovanni is more famous.

On the golden relief door on the east side, the art master Ghiberti used Gothic expression techniques and used ten beautiful pictures to tell people ten groups of stories from the Old Testament.

Beginning in 1425, the art master Ghiberti spent 27 years until 1452 to complete this great sculpture.

Once this set of gold reliefs came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation and became one of the most famous sculpture masterpieces of the Renaissance.

Because of the lifelikeness and exquisiteness of this set of gold reliefs and the ten sets of stories it reflects in the Old Testament of the Bible, the later master sculptor Michelangelo even called this gate the 'Gateway to Paradise'.

After word of mouth by Michelangelo and other top art masters of the same era, the name 'Gate of Paradise' soon spread and gradually became the nickname of the east gate.

Later, people simply engraved the four characters "Gate of Paradise" on this bronze gate. It has also become a very famous attraction in Florence and a must-see for tourists.

Ye Tian and the others were located a bit far away from Giotto's Bell Tower and San Giovanni. They did not immediately go over to visit the two famous historical buildings, but just admired them from a distance.

There will be plenty of time later, so there is no need to rush.

Just as they were looking at the Baptistery of San Giovanni, many media reporters gathered in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore had discovered them and immediately swarmed over, trying to conduct interviews.

However, the Florence police were well prepared. The following police officers and the police patrolling the Cathedral Square immediately set up a cordon to stop the extremely excited media reporters.

Inside this cordon, there is also a cordon constructed by Cole and others. Everyone is on high alert, and those media reporters cannot approach Ye Tian and the others at all.

After being stopped, the media reporters could only ask questions loudly from a distance. All the questions revolved around the fierce gun battle that took place on Calchaioli Road in the morning.

At this time, the whole world already knew that Ye Tian and the others were facing off against the largest mafia family in Italy in Florence, and the two sides had a fierce conflict.

During the conflict, the two sides opened fire directly on Via Calchiarioli, turning this ancient, core and most elegant street in Florence into a battlefield, with bullets flying and blood everywhere!

And people also know that Ye Tian and the others once again won a great victory, killing seven members of the Casamonica family and two Gypsy gangsters in one fell swoop, but they themselves were unharmed.

Hearing this, everyone was completely shocked and secretly frightened.

People also have a new understanding of the powerful strength and madness possessed by Ye Tian and others.

Ye Tian heard the questions from many media reporters outside the cordon. However, he did not give any response and was still admiring the exquisite historical buildings in front of him.

At the same time, he did not let go of exploring the depths of the underground.

He had already secretly turned on clairvoyance and quickly scanned all the places above and below the ground in the square in front of the cathedral, and found many surprising discoveries.

Needless to say about the situation on the ground, every historical building here is famous and a miracle in the history of architecture, radiating dazzling light.

In these famous historical buildings, he saw many valuable antiques and artworks, many of which were of top quality, dating from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

Deep underground, he also saw a colorful and dazzlingly beautiful world.

But unfortunately, the situation here is exactly the same as in the Plaza de la Signoria. Although there are many archaeological sites and valuable antiques and art buried deep underground, no one can excavate them.

The Florentine government authorities have already conducted investigations into the conditions deep underground here, and have clearly stipulated that no one can explore or excavate here without permission.

So, looking at the antique works of art buried deep underground, even Ye Tian can only enjoy it, but cannot own it, unless he unscrupulously steals it secretly!

After standing in the square in front of the cathedral and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian finally looked away, smiled and said to the people around him:

"Guys, let's go visit the church. I have been admiring the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, one of the three largest domes in the world. I have wanted to visit it here for a long time, and today I finally got my wish!"

With that said, Ye Tian took Betty's hand and the two of them walked towards the door of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers.

Anderson, Cole, and the others followed, and everyone's eyes shone with excitement, full of anticipation.

Soon, the group of them arrived at the door of the church and stopped at the top of the steps.

At this moment, the door of the Church of Our Lady of Hundred Flowers, which had been closed, suddenly opened inwards, and several staff members came out and walked straight towards Ye Tian and the others.

Next, the staff members chatted with Ye Tian for a few words, then brought the group of them into the church and closed the church door again.

Seeing this scene, the many media reporters gathered outside the cordon and the few tourists in the square couldn't help but be shocked.

"Since the gunfight broke out in the morning, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore has been closed urgently and no one is allowed to enter. Why can Steven and his gang get in? Do they have privileges?"

"Who knows! I won't be surprised if anything magical happens to this guy Steven. I have long been accustomed to it. This is a guy who keeps creating miracles!"

Listening to the indignant comments from many media reporters and tourists, the policemen who followed Ye Tian and the others couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on their faces.

Of course these policemen knew why Ye Tian and the others were able to enter the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore at this time. It was because of the Vatican and the Cardinal of Florence!

Not only the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, but also any church in Italy, and even any Christian church in the world, will probably open the door to those American bastards!