Renaissance architecture

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Renaissance architecture is a European architectural style that emerged in the 15th century, characterized by symmetry, proportion, geometry, and the revival of classical Greek and Roman forms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
cultural movement
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfOrigin Italy
followedBy Baroque architecture
follows Gothic architecture
hasArchitecturalElement Corinthian order
Doric order
Ionic order
barrel vaults
classical orders
coffered ceilings
columns
domes
hemispherical domes
pilasters
round arches
hasCharacteristic centralized plans
clarity of form
emphasis on horizontality
order and harmony
proportion
regularly spaced windows
revival of classical forms
symmetry
use of classical pediments
use of geometry
use of mathematical ratios
use of pilaster strips
use of rustication
hasPart Renaissance architecture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Early Renaissance architecture

High Renaissance architecture
Mannerist architecture
influenced Baroque architecture
Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture
influencedBy Ancient Greek architecture
Ancient Roman architecture
Vitruvian theory
notableArchitect Andrea Palladio
Donato Bramante
Filippo Brunelleschi
Leon Battista Alberti
Michelangelo
notableWork Florence Cathedral dome
Palazzo Rucellai
St. Peter's Basilica
Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
Villa Rotonda
partOf Renaissance
startTime 15th century
usedIn church architecture
palace architecture
urban public buildings

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Apostolic Palace architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Artus Court architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Berlin City Palace architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Casa de Aliaga architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Casina Pio IV architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Castel Sant'Angelo architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Florence Cathedral dome architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Great Court architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Heidelberg Castle architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Hofburg Palace, Vienna architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
subject surface form: Hofburg Palace
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Il Redentore architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Medici Chapel architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Monastery of Santa Cruz architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Old Town of Geneva architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Palazzo Rucellai architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
subject surface form: Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio
Piazza Duomo, Trento architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Quirinal Palace architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Sala Regia architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Seville Cathedral architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Sistine Chapel architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
St. Peter's Basilica architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Sucha Beskidzka Castle architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Traboules of Lyon architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Villa Rotonda architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Gothic architecture followedBy Renaissance architecture
Filippo Brunelleschi genre Renaissance architecture
Bytča hasArchitecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Maser hasArchitecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Meissen hasArchitecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Moulins hasArchitecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture hasPart Renaissance architecture self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Early Renaissance architecture
Palladian window hasStyle Renaissance architecture
Filippo Brunelleschi influenced Renaissance architecture
House of della Rovere influenced Renaissance architecture
Leon Battista Alberti influenced Renaissance architecture
Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio influenced Renaissance architecture
this entity surface form: Western classical architecture
Vitruvius influenced Renaissance architecture
Beaux-Arts influencedBy Renaissance architecture
Charles Barry influencedBy Renaissance architecture
this entity surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture
Christopher Wren influencedBy Renaissance architecture
Jacob van Campen influencedBy Renaissance architecture
this entity surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture
Pierre Lescot influencedBy Renaissance architecture
this entity surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture
Victorian architecture influencedBy Renaissance architecture
Italian Renaissance Revival inspiredBy Renaissance architecture
this entity surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture
Rimini knownFor Renaissance architecture