Muslim Dances on Altar of Catholic Basilica in Florence

by Jim Hoft
 Monday, October 18, 2010


A Muslim man danced on the altar of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy last week. Work on the Basilica began in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.  the rest