Renaissance building
The Florence Cathedral was Brunelleschi’s first major architectural advance, although he only built the roof. The rest of the building was built by Arnolfo di Cambio. He used the best technology of that time period when he constructed this building. He constructed a huge brick dome on the Cathedral. It was a daring and risky thing at that time but he pulled it off.
The roof was given a gothic design and the ribs of the dome were as well. Inside under the brick was a concrete shell which greatly helps dispersed the weight. There are 8 ribs on the outside of the building, and another 16 on the inside holding it up. These ribs hold the brick shell on. There is a large opening at the roof of the building also.
The building is composed of a central octagon. The building has 8 smaller chapels connected to It. This church served a sort of template for churches to come. The structure was completed in 1436. The outside of the building was decorated with green and pink and outlined in white. The Florence Cathedral is one of the biggest churches and has the largest brick dome of all time.
This church is located in Italy and is one of their biggest. It is also the Main church of Italy. This is also where the arch bishop lives and preaches. The church was to take 140 years to construct and several architects built on it. This building has a wooden support frame also.
The floor of the church was re-laid in the 16th century. It was replaced with a marble floor. Only four windows closest to the transept in the building admit light. This church has seen several years of history. It has seen preaching and trials. It even saw a murder of Giuliani di Piero de' Medici.
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