The first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor, Brunelleschi was an Italian architect, designer, and sculptor who is now regarded as a founding father of Renaissance architecture. In 1421, he received the first patent in the Western world. He is best known for creating the dome of the Florence Cathedral, an engineering feat that had not been accomplished since antiquity, as well as the development of the Renaissance style.
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Castel Sismondo
A castle in Rimini is called Castel Sismondo. Only the central nucleus of the original building, which was started on March 20, 1437, by the lord of Rimini, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, is still standing. The accounts of the time claim that Malatesta personally created it. The construction took about 15 years.
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
The main cathedral in Florence throughout the Renaissance was the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, however it was a structure that was mostly constructed in the fourteenth century (thus pre-dating the Renaissance). The tradition has its roots in the Middle Ages, when Italian cities competed to erect cathedrals of increasing size. Pisa started construction on its cathedral in 1063, while Siena finished it by 1260. (Giovanni Pisano later designed the facade). To replace the tiny church of Santa Reparata that had previously stood in the city’s center in front of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence started construction of its own, brand-new cathedral in the latter part of the thirteenth century.
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Florence’s Dominican Santa Maria Novella, English New St. Mary, and Italian Gothic churches. Sisto and Ristoro, two Dominican brothers, planned it, and work on building it started in. Except for the facade, which was finished by Leon Battista Alberti in proto-Renaissance style in 1278 and finished in 1350 (1456–70).
Basilica of Santa Croce
The main Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church is called the Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for “Basilica of the Holy Cross”). About 800 meters to the southeast of the Duomo, on the Piazza di Santa Croce, it is located.
Pazzi Chapel
The Pazzi Chapel, also known as the Cappella dei Pazzi, is a chapel that can be found in Florence, Italy’s “first cloister” on the basilica’s southern flank. It is frequently attributed to Filippo Brunelleschi and is regarded as one of the greatest works of Renaissance architecture.
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