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Florence, capital of Italy's Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo's David sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli's “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci's “Annunciation.”