Pigeons preen above a medieval inscription on the facade of the Duomo of Florence. The words, + S. Dni. Rossi et de Bonitiis et filiorum, mark the tomb of some noble family of the city, probably the Benizi.
Gargoyle on the facade of the Duomo of Florence, the Cathedral of S. Maria del Fiore
Detail of the facade of the Duomo of Florence.