How Did Brunelleschi Build The Dome For Florence's Cathedral

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I chose to research Brunelleschi’s design of the dome for Florence’s cathedral. From what I read, it seemed that Brunelleschi was motivated to create the dome, because of a competition. Whoever was successful was going to win money. Brunelleschi was a smart man and knew what needed to be done to create what he had in mind. He had to even create some of his own inventions to help him create the dome, because there wasn’t anything out there to help him. The significance of the discovery was that he was able to create something that would last for years to come. This is where a lot of painters became famous during the renaissance era. Brunelleschi learned from the other architects of what not to do. He observed and changed things to make the structure