Florence Baptistry, unique view of magnificent mosaics

Restorers launched a groundbreaking project in Florence's historic Baptistry last month, allowing visitors a unique view of magnificent mosaics including a three-headed devil which inspired Italian poet Dante. For the next six years, tourists will be able to climb a specially-engineered, mushroom-shaped scaffold to examine up close over 3,000 square feet of richly-colored and

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