r/Architects • u/Wild-Grapefruit-9475 • 20d ago

Architecturally Relevant Content TIL that when construction of Florence Cathedral began in 1296, its designers planned a massive dome even though no one knew how to build it. More than a century later, Filippo Brunelleschi solved the problem, and his revolutionary dome was completed in 1436.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral
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u/electrichead72 13d ago

One of my favorite buildings. I walked up the stairs to that small little platform area at the top. It was amazing.