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Period: 1400 to 1527
Renaissane
The Renaissance was a period of "rebirth" in arts, science and culture. The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art. The Renaissance arrived at different countries at varying times- Italy was the first to experience this movemement -
1420
Florence Cathedral's dome, by Brunelleschi (1420)
The dome was built between 1420 and 1436 by Filippo Brunelleschi. The structure had been planned since the 1300s. The innovation of Brunelleschi was to create it without reinforcements in wood, since none could have sustained a cupola of this size. The florence cathedral dome was made by using the double-shell dome design allowed by pointed arches and horizontal rings, along with ingenious building techniques like a hoisting machine system. He do a dome inside the drum, four meters thick.