Florence Duomo
Historical Background Information
Around 1415, Filippo Brunelleschi competed for the chance to build the dome of the Florence Duomo. Florence was home to many talented artists, and all of them entered competitions to build or design various buildings around the city. Just a few years before, Brunelleschi had competed to design the bronze doors on the baptistery, but lost the competition to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Along with Ghiberti and Michelangelo, Brunelleschi built a model of what he thought the dome should look like. His design was accepted, and the dome was built under his supervision from 1420 to 1436.
Analyzing History
Knowledge
Describe how you could explain what the word Duomo means without using any words.
The two ways I would explain the word Duomo without using any words would be by putting both hands together and pretending to pray because the Duomo is an Italian Cathedral. The second way would be to take a circle and then cut it in half because “Duomo” literally means dome.
Comprehension
Imagine you are in Florence and a tourist stops you and asks where he could find the Duomo. You give him a description of the Duomo, and he finds it with no problem. What was your description?
The Duomo is huge, and stands tall over the city with its magnificent …show more content…
Fortifications, castles and churches were the greatest construction projects. During the Medieval times, they built their castles out of stone because it was very strong and did not burn like wood. Another time in history in history when people found unique and innovative ways to build tall structures is the construction of Ancient Egypt. The main material was Adobe; a sun baked mud brick. The hot, dry climate was ideal for mud-brick. The grandest buildings were constructed in stone often from massive masonry blocks. Using this technique, much was achieved like the Pyramids of
Historical Background Information
Around 1415, Filippo Brunelleschi competed for the chance to build the dome of the Florence Duomo. Florence was home to many talented artists, and all of them entered competitions to build or design various buildings around the city. Just a few years before, Brunelleschi had competed to design the bronze doors on the baptistery, but lost the competition to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Along with Ghiberti and Michelangelo, Brunelleschi built a model of what he thought the dome should look like. His design was accepted, and the dome was built under his supervision from 1420 to 1436.
Analyzing History
Knowledge
Describe how you could explain what the word Duomo means without using any words.
The two ways I would explain the word Duomo without using any words would be by putting both hands together and pretending to pray because the Duomo is an Italian Cathedral. The second way would be to take a circle and then cut it in half because “Duomo” literally means dome.
Comprehension
Imagine you are in Florence and a tourist stops you and asks where he could find the Duomo. You give him a description of the Duomo, and he finds it with no problem. What was your description?
The Duomo is huge, and stands tall over the city with its magnificent …show more content…
Fortifications, castles and churches were the greatest construction projects. During the Medieval times, they built their castles out of stone because it was very strong and did not burn like wood. Another time in history in history when people found unique and innovative ways to build tall structures is the construction of Ancient Egypt. The main material was Adobe; a sun baked mud brick. The hot, dry climate was ideal for mud-brick. The grandest buildings were constructed in stone often from massive masonry blocks. Using this technique, much was achieved like the Pyramids of