Domes

that I chose is Filippo Brunelleschi. The reason why I decided to choose him is that I found his work in architecture very interesting(after I did a background check on him that is). Filippo Brunelleschi is well known for designing and building the dome on top of the Santa Maria del Fiore, or also known as the Duomo. Here are some interesting facts about Filippo Brunelleschi. One of the interesting facts about Brunelleschi is that he was the first modern engineer and inotive problem solver.…

The church authorities were desperate offering a massive cash prize for solution. Brunelleschi’s model showed the largest unsupported dome. However, he was fearful that his idea would be stolen, so he wrote his calculations in code and refuse to explain the details of his plan. Thus, the cathedral authorities demanded some kind of demonstration before they could award the prize. So, Brunelleschi…

the movie, the Environmental Protection Agency places a large dome over the town of Springfield in response to people polluting the town's lake with hazardous and contaminated substances. Even though it was over exaggerated to place a dome over an entire town and cutting them off from society. The EPA felt it was justified for them to take similar actions, but not to the degree that would end up having a town isolated. Placing the dome represents and portrays how much power the EPA has and the…

Santa Maria Del Fiore, also known as Duomo, is a massive Gothic structure, known for its distinguishing Renaissance dome,that symbolized Florence's growing importance in Italy. The basilica church was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, who greatly expanded the size of the Duomo structure that was to replace an earlier cathedral. Construction commenced in 1296 but came to a halt when the dome covering the crossing space posed architectural difficulty. Filippo Brunelleschi, was known as a trained…

purpose of the church was to provide the public with a shared place to pray and celebrate Christ. A number of key features distinguish Hagia Sophia as an innovative landmark of the period. The large magnitude of the church, as well as the massive central dome, represents “one of the…

the Jefferson Memorial and the Roman Pantheon is quite striking, and yet the overall design of the Jefferson Memorial is idiosyncratic in nature. The Jefferson Memorial takes from the Roman Pantheon the overall shape of the building, including the dome, ionic pillars, and even the coffers on the interior of the building. In many ways, the…

The Greek Parthenon was built on the Acropolis as the centerpiece of a group of buildings and commissions by Pericles. Construction on these buildings stopped as a result of the Peloponnesian Wars. The Parthenon was a temple to Athena, though it bore no altar; as such, it was not considered a traditional temple. It was constructed to be the Perfect Temple, with its columns and their proportions perfected and spaced evenly. But interestingly, even though mathematical proportions were calculated…

River had wanted to go into the wasteland, to find his parents who were sent out of the dome not so long ago by the Overseer. They had been sent out for unknowingly allowing a band of thieves, posing as traveling salesmen, to come in and rob the dome of its much need…

The Byzantine style was a form of both art and architecture, typically religious, created during the Byzantine Empire from 330 A.D. to 1453 AD. Examples being that of mosaics and domes. The Golden Age of Byzantium was the time when Christianity took ahold of both the cultural and religious state of the Byzantine Empire. Also said in the BBC “Art of Eternity” the Golden Age was “A time of unparalleled peace and prosperity.” (BBC) During this time Christianity began to spread throughout the…

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…