Brunelleschi’s dome still rises from the terra-cotta sea of Florence’s roof tiles, itself terra-cotta clad yet harmoniously proportioned, like a Greek goddess in homespun.

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In a collaborative study, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Bergamo revealed the engineering techniques behind self-supporting masonry domes inherent to the Italian Renaissance ...

Mr. King talked about his book [Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture], published by Walker and Co. The book tells the story of Filippo Brunelleschi and how in 1418 ...

Brunelleschi's Dome. HISTORY MAGAZINE. This Renaissance 'superdome' took more than 100 years to build. HISTORY & CULTURE. This Renaissance masterpiece had been hidden for centuries—until now.

Italian archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a mini dome near Florence’s cathedral — evidence, they say, that the structure served as a scale model for the majestic structure designed ...

This image released by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore on Thursday, May 23, 2024, shows a terracotta portrait of Florence landmark cathedral's architect Filippo Brunelleschi dating back to the ...

The soaring dome atop the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flower justly dominates the Florence skyline and has stood for centuries, ever since Filippo Brunelleschi designed it in the early 15th century.

Historian Ross King answers listener questions about his book Brunelleschi's Dome. An incredible story of one man's determination to build an apparently impossible structure, it's a tale of ...

Mr. King is the author of [Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture], published by Walker and Company. The book describes the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and his ...