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How Did Fillipo Brunelleschi's Dome Collapse

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For my project I studied Brunelleschi's Dome. In 1296 work was begun on a cathedral in Florence, Italy, it was to have the largest cupola dome in the entire world. In 1418 the structure was complete, except for one thing, a huge hole in the roof where the dome was to be,but no one knew how to make such a huge dome not collapse. In 1418 the town sponsored a competition for architects to design the dome so it would not collapse. The winner was Fillipo Brunelleschi. His Design would consist of two domes, one small Dome on the inside, and a larger dome on the outside. The first problem to overcome, was lifting all the materials up to the dome, so he invented a crane that was better then any other crane in the world. He strengthened the dome collapsing,

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