Pathways in the Air.

From the top of the Duomo, all of Florence is visible. One can see the people flowing like red blood cells through the streets below. But from up on this heavenly terrace one can see another network of paths connecting the buildings. Above the streets, roofs draw near to one another, and buttresses create pathways in the air. One might imagine that a street urchin capable of the ocassional leap, would be able to cross the city without ever having to touch the street.

In Rome, the canopy of the city is lush with greenery, the product of the roof-top gardens. Not so with Florence, this is a forest of trunks, with all but the ocassional verdant budding.