Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's Cathedral
I conducted my research on Brunelleschi and his design of the world renown Dome atop the Florence Cathedral. The main motivation for the discovery, aside from the lack of a roof, was a combination of popularity and fame along with a generous monetary prize that would be given to the person with the best design plans for the Dome.Many architects came from all over the world to attempt to win the prize and the fame. Many failed in bringing the right type of design for the Dome, only one had the crazy idea to build not one but two Domes which would support each other. Brunelleschi had the vision to create a masterpiece that was crazy enough to work and support the circumstances of creating
I conducted my research on Brunelleschi and his design of the world renown Dome atop the Florence Cathedral. The main motivation for the discovery, aside from the lack of a roof, was a combination of popularity and fame along with a generous monetary prize that would be given to the person with the best design plans for the Dome.Many architects came from all over the world to attempt to win the prize and the fame. Many failed in bringing the right type of design for the Dome, only one had the crazy idea to build not one but two Domes which would support each other. Brunelleschi had the vision to create a masterpiece that was crazy enough to work and support the circumstances of creating