In a plaza north of the river, not far from the Ponte Vecchio, sit the Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore) and the Baptistery.
在河流北部的某个广场,距离旧桥的不远处,坐落着佛罗伦萨大教堂(圣母百花大教堂)和洗礼堂。
The original design of the Florence Cathedral was to provide an impressive interior for worshippers; the Cathedral was also designed as a civic monument and required a sufficiently imposing exterior.