HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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What was the main influence on Renaissance architects?
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elements of classical Greek and Roman buildings such as domes, columns, and round arches.
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elements of classical Egyptian and Roman buildings such as domes, columns, and round arches.
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elements of modern Greek and Roman buildings such as domes, columns, and round arches.
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elements of classical Greek and Roman buildings such as domes, columns, and pointed arches.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Before the dawn of the Renaissance (often pronounced REN-ah-zahns), Europe was dominated by asymmetrical and ornate Gothic architecture. During the Renaissance, however, architects were inspired by the highly symmetrical and carefully proportioned buildings of Classical Greece and Rome.
Detailed explanation-2: -Features of Renaissance buildings include the use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. Columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively used in buildings of all types.
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