Pick a historical bulding duringthe renaissance period
explain importance by
1. who built it
2. where is it built
3. why was it built
4. when was it built
1. Donato Bramante
2. Rome
3. Small Commerative tomb
4. 1502
The Tempietto or also known as small temple in Italian. This temple was built in 1502 by Danto Bramante and used as a small commerative tomb in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio. This tomb is known as a masterpiece of the italian culture.
After Donatos first year in Milan he decited to move this tomb to rome where he was recognized by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, the soon to be pope Julius ll. This is one of Donatos earliest pieces and is one of the most harmonious buildings of the Renaissance. It is meant to mark the traditional exact spot of St. Peter's tomb.
Given all the transformations of Renaissance and Baroque Rome that were to follow. It is hard now to see the impact this building it had at the beginning of the 16th century. It is almost a piece of sculptur, for it has little architectonic use. The building greatly reflected Brunelleschi's style. Perfectly proportioned it is composed of slender tuscan colums. Bramante planned to set it in within a colonnaded courtyard, but this plan was never executed. 
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