Brunelleschi's Dome How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
by Ross King
Age band: 13+
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Description
On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore--already under construction for more than a century--was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome....shall do so before the end of the month of September.