Demidoff Chapel of San Donato

Cappella Demidoff
Basic information
Location Florence, Italy
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 43°47′17.98″N 11°13′31.86″E / 43.7883278°N 11.2255167°E / 43.7883278; 11.2255167
Affiliation Church of Christ
Province Florence
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Neoclassicism
Groundbreaking 1822
Completed 1831

The Cappella Demidoff di San Donato, or Demidoff Chapel of San Donato, is occupied at present by the Church of Christ in Florence, and is found on via San Donato. The church was formerly the private chapel of the Villa San Donato, built by the rich Russian noble, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato. It belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church. The chapel recalls both the Pantheon in Rome, with its central oculus, and the villa Capra in Vicenza by Andrea Palladio. The entrance has a classical pronaos. The villa is in a dilapidated state.

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