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Renaissance Architecture

The Renaissance period was characterized by artists, town planners and musicians, all involved in a quest for the idea. A search for refinement, a preoccupation for symmetry and the study of the relationship between light and dark, solid and void, and the general belief in the visual and spiritual advantages of harmony, became the bases of Renaissance architecture.

Architecture in the Renaissance was based on architecture from the Romans. It was much more beautiful than architecture in the Middle Ages. The Renaissance builders liked the shapes of Ancient Roman buildings because of their simple design. They liked the rounded arches, straight columns and domed roofs. It was important to the Renaissance designers that the features of their buildings were in proportion to each other, or related mathematically somehow. One architectural feature from the Renaissance is the double dome. It was built by Brunelleschi. The double dome is a dome inside another dome. The first dome is a layer of bricks Each layer is circular and each layer is indented a little bit more each time to form the dome shape. The first layer is strong to support the second layer and architectural features like statues.

Churches, palaces and organized open, urban spaces are the architectural works most associated with this time. Great skills was exercised in ordering the interior of buildings, frequently using the same motifs as had been traditionally associated with the exterior. The ordering of the exterior was a separate problem, solved by taking into account abstract considerations.

One famous Renaissance building is St. Peter's Basilica. St. Peter's was build over the tomb of St. Peter, the first Pope. It was built in Vatican City, Rome. St. Peter's cathedral is where The Pieta can be viewed.

The Architect As A Celebrity

Before this date, the role of the architect had began to change in northern Italy. We all know how highly regarded they were as masters of their craft, but there was no notion of individual creativity in their culture. However in 1334, a change n the concept of the designer began, and by the mid 15th century, the architect was established as an artist. After 1500, Renaissance ideas spread north, initially to France, and inspired the design of secular buildings such as palaces and town halls, while sacred architecture continued in the Gothic tradition alongside.


Click the links below to read about the works and life of some of the famous architects of the Renaissance period.

Fillippo Brunelleschi

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Palladio

Donato Bramante

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