Im writing about Brunelleschis dome atop the Cathedral of Florence, I chose this work because it not only illustrates what one man dissolve accomplish when he has a great vision of something, further also because its such a attractive piece of architecture and the first thing you see when you enter Florence. Another beautiful thing about it is that Brunelleschi wasnt an architect, or a carpenter, he was a goldsmith and a clock maker. The dome was modeled after(prenominal) the Pantheon from Roman architecture; nobody believed that he could create a self supporting dome of that size.
The dome his breathtakingly large and sits atop the Cathedral of Florence, with clay colored shingles on the detonator and a steeple at the top. It looks to be the size of a city block from the photos Ive seen. When looking up at it, it seems to totally engulf the sky above you. It is the largest dome in the world, 143 feet in diameter and was basically erected literally straight into thin pipeline (King 151).
It all began in 1418 when Brunelleschi won the commission to take on the Cathedral that had been sitting dome less in the middles of the city; the Cathedral had already been under construction for more than a century.
This came soon after he had lost the commission to pattern the Great Doors to Ghilberti. The dome has since become known as the centrepiece of Florence and definitely the first thing you see when entering the city. dear goes to show you that losing isnt always a bad thing to happen. It took Brunelleschi 28 years to complete the construction of the dome and completely admit an understanding of the true complexity of it. Prior to this time if thither was a dome built it used...
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