Cupula Santa Maria del Fiore

BASIC INFORMATION:

Author: Brunelleschi
Title: Cupula Santa Maria del Fiore
Year: 1471 (cupola)
Style: Italian Renaissance
Technique: Brick, stone and marble
Locaction: Florence, Italy
General description: It is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, Italy. It is one of the masterpieces of Gothic art and the first Italian Renaissance.

This is Cupula Santa Maria del Fiore. The architect is Brunellleschi. The style is renaissance. The construction is in 1296-1418, the copula is in 1471, the facade is in 1876-1887 and the bronzes doors is in 1897-1903.

Santa Maria del Fiore is a cathedral. It is built with brick, stone and marble. His plan is latin cross and there are pointed arches. Pointed dome and topped by a lantern, with a structure made of bricks, on an octagonal base and consists of two parallel shells.

The Cupula Santa Maria del Fiore is in Florence, Italy. This is the first Renaissance dome. In the upper part, there is a lantern which allows light inside the building. It is part of the quattrocento.

The dome was originally a wooden dome built by Arnolfo di Cambio.
The original facade, designed by Arnolfo di Cambio and usually attributed to Giotto construction was actually begun twenty years after Giotto's death.

In the interior, the cathedral has a high and wide central nave and two smaller aisles, forming a latin cross. The ships are separated by wide arches with composite columns dividing the nave into four square sections.

I think this is the most visited cathedral in Florence because it is very nice and has many things to see.