Dome

Brunelleschi’s Dome For part 1 I chose to study the building of the dome in Florence, Italy. I chose to study this particular subject because I am studying to become an architect. It was very intriguing to me to learn how significant this discovery was to not only the world of architecture but just the world in general. The church was built in 1296 but they didn’t know how to cover the big hole so they just left it as it was. In 1418 they decided something had to be…

Architecture: Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's cathedral. I remember watching this on NOVA back in 2014, and was intrigued by it then too. This is a feat of modern engineering technology at a time when it shouldn’t have been possible to construct. The Florence cathedral had been constructed as an icon to the world of the power and majesty that Florence was trying to project. Unfortunately, the cathedral had been constructed but the dome to cover it had not, and was causing…

Great Buildings in Architecture Prof. Price 3/9/15 Dome of the Rock Jerusalem (687-691) vs. Oratory, Germigny-des-Près (806-810) There are many differences between the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Oratory at Germigny-des-Près. There are also many similarities between them as well. Before I can get to the comparison between them, I would like to talk about them individually. Both buildings are used for religious purposes to this day. The Dome of the Rock is a temple shrine located on…

motivation that led to the discovery of the famous Brunelleschi Dome, during the renaissance time, all started when the people of Florence were tired of having a giant hole in their cathedral. An award went out to whoever could figure out how to make a dome large enough to fit. This cathedral was supposed to be a sign that Florence was better than its neighboring cities. Some questions that had to be asked were, “How do we make a dome large enough to fit?” and “How do we get all the material up…

The history behind the construction of the Dome of the Rock at its location is not surprising; not only is it located in a city that is significant to Muslims and Jews alike, but it is also built on top of one of the most sacred sites in both Islam and Judaism. The Dome of the Rock is situated in the heart of the old city on the historical site of both Solomon’s Temple and the second Temple--a location labeled by the Jews as Temple Mount (Grabar 38). In early Islamic Jerusalem, the small Jewish…

the design of the dome for Florence, Itay’s cathedral, Il Duomo also known as “Brunelleshi’s Dome”. Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the Dome. The story dates back to 1418, the Cathedral was known as Santa Maria del Fiore. For years the cathedral was in need of major repairs especially the rooftop, the dome had yet to be defined. The city’s Town Fathers needed this remedied immediately. So they presented the town a contest to anyone who could complete the roof with a dome design and…

Il Duomo, or better known as Brunelleschi’s Dome is one of the masterpieces in architectural design. In 1418 the fathers of Florence had an enormous problem with their cathedral. It had a huge hole in the roof. This cathedral was to be showcased as having the largest dome or cupola ever built and to be crowned as the “most useful and beautiful” and “more powerful and honorable” than any other ever built. For decades the architects of the day worked tirelessly to find a solution for such a large…

In the book Brunelleschi’s Dome, Ross King refers to Filipo Brunelleschi as a renaissance genius. It’s actually a part of the full title to the book. Many things led King to this conclusion. No precedence was set for what Brunelleschi did. His designs and methods were so incredibly innovative that he reinvented how architecture was done during the Renaissance. Before Brunelleschi there was a profound lack of technical knowledge amongst the architecture community. Much of the building knowledge…

are many systems such as the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow Theatre System, and The Patriot. I will focus on The Iron Dome. This system has contributed to the efforts of protection of short range rockets and mortars that have been fired by Palestinian terrorist located in southern Lebanon. The Iron Dome has the capability to have positive identification and annihilate the projectile prior to it landing. Its first real battle proved worthy in The Iron Domes favor. It successfully…

The Dome of the Rock is a Byzantine design inspired building, completed in 691 CE that has stood for over 1300 years. The monument is the first piece of Islamic architecture funded by a Muslim ruler that was created as a work of art. It is an Islamic shrine located on a sacred stone called the Temple Mount, a large outcrop of bedrock in the Old City of Jerusalem. It has been venerated as a holy site for over a thousand years and considered one of the most important religious sites in the world…