Renaissance Buildings and other
- Sistine Chapel
- Named after pope sixtus the VI
- Michelangelo completed the chapel’s ceiling in 4 years
- The cardinals are housed there to debate on who will become the next pope.
- Black smoke for the chapel menas that the pope died. White smoke means new one
- Located in the Vatican City
- No photography is allowed in it now
- Pope Julius the II paid Michelangelo with indulgences (which is when you can pay to have time off Purgatory)
- St. Peter’s Basilica
- Located in the Vatican City
- Named after St. Peter
- The current Basilica is actually the 2nd one.
- 100+ tombs including 91 popes are buried here
- There is a door that is only open on holy years, its called the holy door
- Church of San Spirito
- Located in Florence, Italy
- Brunelleschi is the architect
- Brunelleschi meant for it to be a “twin” to San Lorenzo but the façade was never completed.
- Original building was destroyed in the 13th century
- Florence Cathedral
- The basilica di Santa Maria Fiore (basilica of saint mary of the flower)
- Located in Florence, Italy
- 3rd largest Christian church in the world
- Completed in the mid-1500th century
- Very unique and interesting bell tower
- El Escorial
- Located in spain
- Official residence of the emperor of spain
- Tempietto of San Pietro
- Located in Rome, Italy
- Built in early 16th century
- A very small church
- Has a round dome
- Michelangelo had a hand in the painting of this building
- Wollaton hall
- Located in Nottingham, England
- Built in the late 16th century
- Architect was smythson
- Was funded by sir Francis Willoughby
- It was his family’s house where they would live for centuries
- Italian merchant class and merit
- A wealthy merchant class developed in Italy
- Many successful merchant believed they deserved power and wealth because of their individual merit
- This belief of individual achievement or merit became very important during the renaissance time period, not just for merchants. (also explorers, artists, etc.)
- Medici family
- A very powerful banking family
- In Italy
- Cosimo de Medici was the wealthiest European of his time
- He used his wealth to win control of the Italian government in 1434
- He was the dictator of Florence for 30 years.
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