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The massive dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi towers over the city (it’s literally the highest building in Florence) and gives the cathedral its nickname “Il Duomo.” ...
The mathematics underpinning the modern method of elliptic curve cryptography originated with Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi ...
Just opposite its namesake railway station is Santa Maria Novella, Florence’s first great basilica and the city’s principal church by the Dominicans.
A 'nightmare' rivalry erupts between two of the leading architects of the 15th century, Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti.
Italian engineers and architects are without equal in the world," said Salvini, comparing the sliding track to Filippo Brunelleschi's famed 15th-century dome over Florence Cathedral.
When the Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi completed the soaring cupola of the Duomo in Florence, Italy, in 1436, it was a feat of engineering that reshaped the city’s skyline.