HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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What structure inspired Brunelleschi’s work?
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The Parthenon
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El Duomo
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The Pantheon
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The Vatican
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Brunelleschi instead came up with an ingenious and completely original theory. His plans showed an inner hemispherical dome within Florence cathedral’s octagonal drum.
Detailed explanation-2: -Brunelleschi followed Neri’s initial design and envisioned a double shell, made of sandstone and marble. For the dome itself, Brunelleschi chose brick, due to its light weight compared to stone, and with nothing under it during its construction.
Detailed explanation-3: -What style influenced the work of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi? Classical forms from ancient Greece and Rome.
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