Chapter 1671 Basilica of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers
After dealing with many media reporters, Ye Tian and the others left the Florence police station in a car and went straight to the Basilica of Our Lady of Flowers.
In the front and rear of their convoy, three police cars with flashing lights are responsible for clearing the road and protecting the road from the recurrence of accidents that would ruin the art capital of Florence.
In each police car, there were several heavily armed policemen, all of whom were on high alert at all times, as if they were facing a great enemy.
Of course, those media reporters who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic also drove up one after another, and everyone was extremely excited, and even looked forward to another fierce firefight.
As soon as the convoy left the Florence police station, Ye Tian immediately said through the invisible headset:
"Cole, find a restaurant near the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flores, it's time for lunch, let's go have lunch first, and then visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flora del Fiore"
"Understood, Steven"
Cole's voice came through the headphones, responding.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian took out his mobile phone again and called Kenny, who was far away in New York.
The call was instantaneous, and Kenny's voice rang out.
"Steven, did you leave the Florence police station?"
"We've left the police station, and we're on our way to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers, tell me what I asked you to check, what's the catch?"
"Okay, Steven, based on the names of the two gypsy gunmen you provided, we've found out which gypsy gang those two scumbags belong to, as well as several of the gang's main strongholds.
Through the names and mobile phone numbers of those two scumbags, we successfully found out the mobile phone numbers, names and addresses of the boss of the gypsy gang and all other members.
We snooped on the phone of the gypsy gang boss and learned that the Florentine police had launched an operation to sweep several of the gang's strongholds, but found nothing.
The gypsy gang had already received the news and had all taken refuge in a secret hideout, unbeknownst to the Florentine police, not too far from the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Later, I'll send you all the information about that gypsy gang, so you can follow the map and send that scum to hell, or get rid of it with the hands of the police.
The same is true of the outlying legion of the Casa Monica family, which was also swept by the Florentine police, and several fields were swept away, but the mafia scum was not caught.
By listening to the cell phone signals of the mafia scumbags, we learned that the guys had sent a request for help to the family in Rome and gave them a detailed update on the situation.
But whether the Roman side will send people to Florence to support this peripheral legion, it is not known for the time being, and the mobile phone number in Rome cannot be monitored, and it is obvious that the anti-surveillance transformation has been made.
The remaining scum of the Florence Outer Legion are also hiding at this time, and we are determining their location one by one according to the mobile phone numbers of those scum, and we have found something.
It is estimated that it will not be long before we can find out all those scum and locate them one by one, and at that time, the life and death of those mafia scum will depend on your thoughts."
"Well done, Kenny, keep an eye on the mafia scum and that gypsy gangster, keep an eye on their every move, and let me know if you find anything."
Ye Tian sneered and whispered, his eyes flashing with fierce murderous intent.
After chatting a few more words, Ye Tian hung up the phone and ended the call.
Ten minutes later, the convoy had reached the vicinity of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fiore and stopped in front of an Italian restaurant.
At this time, the vicinity of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers is empty, and there are few pedestrians and tourists to be seen, which is very deserted.
At first glance, the most common sight is the Florentine policemen patrolling with loaded guns, each of them on high alert, vigilantly watching the situation around them.
In addition to the police, the most people on the streets are media reporters, and these guys are very excited, holding up their cameras and video cameras to shoot non-stop.
After the convoy stopped and made sure that the scene was safe, Ye Tian took Betty out of the car and walked into the Italian restaurant under the escort of Cole.
Immediately after them, Anderson and Taylor also walked into the Italian restaurant, ready for lunch.
By the time they walked out of the Italian restaurant, it was already half past two in the afternoon.
After leaving the restaurant, Ye Tian and the others did not take the car, but chose to walk, laughing and chatting, while walking towards the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers, looking like other tourists.
But in the eyes of everyone else on the streets, and especially to the heavily armed Florentine policemen, they were arguably the most dangerous and murderous tourists.
At this time, the light rain was still dripping, and the weather became cooler.
The square in front of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers and the surrounding area are still devoid of pedestrians and tourists, and are full of police officers and reporters from major news outlets.
These media reporters have all learned that Ye Tian will come here to visit, so they came here to wait for the rabbit, maybe they can get an explosive news.
Those media reporters who followed all the way from the police station, taking advantage of Ye Tian's lunch time, took a place in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers early, just waiting for Ye Tian and them to arrive!
Walking to the edge of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers and seeing the deserted scene in the square in front of the cathedral, Ye Tian immediately joked:
"Guys, it looks like we're going to enjoy VIP treatment, this afternoon, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers, the fourth largest church in the world, will be open exclusively for us, such an opportunity is really precious!"
With that, the group had already walked to the square in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and then stopped, raised their heads and began to admire this landmark building in Florence and the most beautiful church in the world.
In this world, there are many solemn and majestic churches, such as Cologne Cathedral in Germany, St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Milan Cathedral in Milan, and so on.
However, there is no such beautiful and charming church as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flores, and there is only one such church in the world.
This beautiful church with white, red and green granite veneer is a vivid and incomparable interpretation of the classical, elegant and free nature admired by the Renaissance era!
And this is the origin of its name as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Potore.
On the site of the Basilica of Our Lady of Fiore, the church of San Reparata was built in the fourth century.
In 1296, Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici financed the construction of a new church, which took 175 years to complete, and was named the Basilica of Our Lady of Fiore.
The architect who designed and presided over the construction of this famous church was the genius architect Bruniesski, who designed and built the dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore in imitation of the Pantheon in Rome.
This is the perfect combination of classical art and science, and when it first appeared, it caused a huge sensation, which made the then Pope marvel and call it 'mythical'.
To this day, the huge dome of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers is still a great marvel in the history of architecture, breathtaking, and even jaw-dropping!
Even the great Michelangelo, after imitating it to design St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, lamented with regret that 'it could have been built bigger than it, but it could not be more beautiful than it'.
The most incredible thing is that Brunieski did not draw a sketch or write down a set of calculations, and completed the design in this way, as if the entire dome had already been built in his mind.
Bruniesski, the architect of this great building, was buried here after his death, and his tomb is under the church.
In the square in front of the church, his statue points to the grand dome of the church, as if proudly introducing his masterpiece to the world.
Inside the dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore is the dome painting "The Last Judgment" painted by Vasari, and on the walls of the hall there is a fresco "Monument to Giovanni Aguto".
In addition, there is "Dante and the Divine Comedy" painted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Dante's birth, and various other reliefs abound.
Climb the 463 steps on the north side of the Basilica to reach the top of the dome, where you can see the beautiful streetscape of the old town of Florence.
At this time, Ye Tian and the others were standing in the square in front of the church, admiring this extremely beautiful and famous church, and everyone was fascinated.
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