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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Andrea Palladio movement Renaissance architecture
Donato Bramante movement Renaissance architecture
Giacomo della Porta movement Renaissance architecture
Doric order revivedIn Renaissance architecture
Queen’s House styleInfluence Renaissance architecture
this entity surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture
Corinthian order usedIn Renaissance architecture
Ionic order usedIn Renaissance architecture