Italian Renaissance

The architecture design during the Italian Renaissance period was based off of the Classical Roman style. Most famous Italian Renaissance architect and engineer was Filippo Brunelleschi of Florence, Italy. He was the master mind behind the dome of the famous Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore also known as the Duomo. The building was built with machines that he invented just for the project.

Brunelleschi also known for designing and the rebuild for military fortifications in Pisa, Rencine, Vicopisano, Castellina, and Rimini. He also designed a mechanism that helped hoist things around stages in Florentine churches during theatrical religious performances like flying angels.

The dome of the Florence Cathedral is made up of 4 million bricks. The dome doesn't rest on the roof but on a drum. This made it so that there was no need to have scuffling from the the ground. The work on the cathedral started in 1420 and ended in 1436.

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