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Flippo Brunelleschi Accomplishments

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Beginning in 1420, Filippo Brunelleschi, an Italian Renaissance goldsmith and architect, commenced construction of a dome almost 150 feet across and 180 feet above the ground for the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy. After 16 years, the dome was completed. The intriguing part of this particular production was the fact that an architectural work like this had not yet been accomplished. It was through Brunelleschi’s genius and scientifically active mind that he created one of the greatest architectural structures of all time. His work began with a competition. The Florentine officials needed some way to complete their cathedral that had been under construction for over 100 years. Everything was complete – except for the dome.

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