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RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE(Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries)

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE(Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries)

• The cathedral or temple is no longer the typical building; secular architecture comes to the fore, as in Roman times.• It is not a slavish imitation,

but rather a free use of the materials found in classic architecture.

Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 1502, by Bramante. This small temple marks the place where St. Peter was put to death.

Sant'Agostino, Rome, Giacomo di Pietrasanta, 1483

Temple of Vesta, Rome, 205 AD. As the most important temple of Ancient Rome, it became the model for Bramante's Tempietto

The Dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome.