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Research Paper On Brunelleschi's Dome

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Brunelleshi’s Dome was motivated by a contest in 1418 in Florence because the cathedral had a massive hole in the roof. The church started being built in 1296, but hadn’t been completed. The prize for the design of the dome was 200 gold florins and the winner would become famous. The questions that were asked was by the overseers of the project and they wanted to know the design and materials that were going to be used. Filippo Brunelleschi’s design of the dome touted two domes. One dome was to be built inside another dome. His design had walls with tension rings made of wood, iron, and stone and included 46 feet of stone. The rest of the dome was built with brick or spugna. The overseers actually designated Brunelleschi’s rival, Lorenzo Ghiberti
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