Knowra Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture A European architectural style of the 15th and 16th centuries that revived ancient Greek and Roman forms, emphasizing proportion, symmetry, and geometric order.
Classical orders : Systems of column and entablature forms developed in ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Their Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian forms gave Renaissance façades a classical vocabulary.
Centralized plan : A building plan organized around a central point, often using a circle, square, or polygon. Its geometric unity suited Renaissance ideals of balanced, centered space.
Florence Cathedral dome : The masonry dome completed by Filippo Brunelleschi over Florence Cathedral in the fifteenth century. Its construction joined Roman inspiration with an unprecedented solution to a vast span.
Filippo Brunelleschi : An Italian architect and engineer whose work helped establish Renaissance architecture in Florence. His dome for Florence Cathedral demonstrated new ambition in construction and design.
Palladian architecture : An architectural tradition based on Andrea Palladio’s buildings and writings, especially his classical villas and temples. It carried Renaissance principles into later European and American architecture.
Proportion : The relationship of dimensions within a whole or among its parts. Architects used measured ratios to make buildings appear harmonious and orderly.
Basilica plan : A longitudinal building plan with a central nave and lower side aisles. It remained common for churches even as architects explored centralized ideals.
Tempietto : A small circular temple in Rome, designed by Donato Bramante and completed around 1502. Its centralized form became a concise model of Renaissance classical design.
Leon Battista Alberti : An Italian humanist, architect, and theorist who wrote influential works on architecture and painting. His treatise De re aedificatoria connected contemporary design to ancient principles.
Baroque architecture : A European architectural style marked by dramatic movement, rich decoration, and theatrical spatial effects. It developed from Renaissance traditions while challenging their restrained balance.
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