Florence Cathedral dome

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Renaissance architecture masterpiece architectural dome masonry dome

The Florence Cathedral dome is Filippo Brunelleschi’s pioneering 15th-century masonry dome in Florence, Italy, celebrated as a masterpiece that launched and symbolized Renaissance architecture.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Brunelleschi's Dome	1
Brunelleschi’s Dome	1
Cupola del Duomo di Firenze	1
Florence Cathedral	1
Lantern of Florence Cathedral	1
Santa Maria del Fiore dome	1
dome of Florence Cathedral	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance architecture masterpiece ⓘ architectural dome ⓘ masonry dome ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ surface form: Brunelleschi’s Dome Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ surface form: Cupola del Duomo di Firenze
architect	Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ
city	Florence ⓘ
constructionEnd	1436 ⓘ
constructionStart	1420 ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ⓘ surface form: Santa Maria del Fiore
designerOfLantern	Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ
engineeringInnovation	built without full wooden centering ⓘ use of internal and external shells ⓘ
era	15th century ⓘ
feature	herringbone brick pattern ⓘ lantern ⓘ octagonal plan ⓘ stone and iron chains ⓘ
groundbreakingFor	large-scale masonry dome construction ⓘ
hasDecoration	interior fresco of the Last Judgment ⓘ
height	about 114 metres ⓘ
influenced	Renaissance architecture ⓘ St. Peter’s Basilica dome ⓘ dome construction in early modern Europe ⓘ
interiorFrescoArtists	Federico Zuccari ⓘ Giorgio Vasari ⓘ
locatedIn	Florence ⓘ Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	iconic skyline silhouette of Florence ⓘ launching Renaissance architecture ⓘ pioneering engineering techniques ⓘ
partOf	Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ⓘ surface form: Florence Cathedral
patron	Opera del Duomo ⓘ
region	Tuscany ⓘ
shape	pointed dome ⓘ
significance	symbol of Florence ⓘ symbol of the Italian Renaissance ⓘ
span	about 42 metres ⓘ
structuralSystem	double-shell dome ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf	Florence ⓘ surface form: Historic Centre of Florence

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florence Cathedral dome → alsoKnownAs → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brunelleschi’s Dome

Florence Cathedral dome → alsoKnownAs → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cupola del Duomo di Firenze

Florentine school → centeredIn → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florence Cathedral

Florence → hasLandmark → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brunelleschi's Dome

Filippo Brunelleschi → notableWork → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: dome of Florence Cathedral

Filippo Brunelleschi → notableWork → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santa Maria del Fiore dome

Filippo Brunelleschi → notableWork → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lantern of Florence Cathedral

Renaissance architecture → notableWork → Florence Cathedral dome ⓘ