Santa Maria Del Fiore Dome

The building of the santa maria del fiore cathedral began in 1296 when the city was blooming and the city fathers decided that it was going to have the largest dome in the world.

Santa maria del fiore dome. When it was designed it was the largest dome in the world. The building itself located due north of the piazza de la signoria was begun by the sculptor. Its structure is a double shell supported by sturdy pillars. The dome has a diameter of 45 5 metres.

Santa maria del fiore florence a distinctive feature of florence s skyline is the dome of the cathedral santa maria del fiore florence live. This immediately created problems as its size prevented the traditional method of construction. The dome that covers the florence cathedral the santa maria del fiore cathedral is known as filippo brunelleschi s dome. Katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre.

Duomo di firenze it was begun in 1296 in the gothic style to a design of arnolfo di cambio and was structurally completed by 1436 with the dome. The competition that the opera di santa maria del fiore ran in 1418 was won by brunelleschi but work did not get under way until two years later and was not completed until 1434. Europe needed to recognize florence as one of its economic and cultural capitals. From the architectural viewpoint the construction of the dome of santa maria del fiore represented the event that marked the beginning of the renaissance that is the rediscovery of building models from the classical age and the contemporary changes in the organisation of construction sites with separation of the roles of designer and builder a system still in use today.

The cathedral of florence was consecrated by pope eugene iv on 25 march 1436.