GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Florence
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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Brunelleschi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Filippo Brunelleschi, (born 1377, Florence [Italy]-died April 15, 1446, Florence), architect and engineer who was one of the pioneers of early Renaissance architecture in Italy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Two architects, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1368-1445) and Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) won the competition although it was the latter who actually built the dome, showing a great mastery of technical knowledge, in 1436.
Detailed explanation-3: -With its 45.5 meters of diameter and a total height of more than 116 meters, the dome is the largest masonry vault in the world and was built between 1420 and 1436 by Filippo Brunelleschi, following the project he presented in the competition launched by the Opera in 1418.
Detailed explanation-4: -A competition was subsequently held to find a design, and the winner was Brunelleschi, a sculptor and architect whose innovative plan was self-supporting, requiring no scaffolding. He was named chief architect (capomaestro) of the dome project in 1420 and remained in that office until his death in 1446.