St Johns Baptistery is a classic and one of the best examples of the Florentine works of the X-X1 centuries. Undoubtedly it is one of the oldest buildings in Florence. Its 3 set of bronze doors are facsimiles of their original in the Duomo Museum and so if you have already been to Duomo, your visit here will get more meaningful.An assortment of bible scenes are depicted on its glinting doors. Right from its symbolic octagonal structure , the green and white marble exterior and the zodiac marble pavement, the Baptistery finds a place in the top sights and attractions in Florence.

open 12:00-7:00 daily except holidays and 8:30-2:00 Sundays (ticket).