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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa

http://www.towerofpisa.info/

http://www.leaningtowerofpisa.net/history-tower-of-pisa.html

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/architects.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/itar/hd_itar.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_architecture

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I created a rap parody which is an educational video with a bit of humor involved. I tried to show my knowledge of the subject.

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Many building have the same characteristics as the buildings from the Italian Renaissance.

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Architects

Architects

I got to have me my architects

Brunelleschi, Alberti, Palladio! All contributed great Ideas

Arches, Domes, Proportions. Characteristics of their buildings.

Brunelleschi built Il Duomo. Considered the first Renaissance architect.

Il Redentore by Palladio. He wrote Four Books on Architecture.

Architects

Architects

I got to have me my architects

Architects

Architects

I got to have me my architects

Alberti built the Novella. A true Humanist and Renaissance man.

They are architects in history. Making buildings for us to see.

Make sure to look at the buildings. With all their columns domes and arches.

Leaning Tower of Pisa is great Cuz it will never fall on our face.

Make your own building after their qualities, domes arches harmonious forms

Become famous with your buildings, make sure their renaissance quality.

Arches domes theres no doubt

Once you make your building don't be afraid to shout

Architects

Architects

I got to have me my architects

Architects

Architects

I got to have me my architects

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wrote Four Books on Architecture which stated his theories and ideas on architecture

His works

San Giorgio Maggiore (1565) which its white marble gleams above the water

Il Redentore (1576)

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trained Humanist and true Renaissance man

had a deep understanding of the principles of classical architecture

famous work: Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence; a combination of Humanist architecture, proportion, and great detail

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considered the first Renaissance architect

one of his greatest accomplishments is the engineering of the dome of Florence Cathedral (Il Duomo or Santa Marie del Fiore)

a characteristic of his architecture is a system of proportion; he always had proportional buildings

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This video shows how Roman classical world influenced Italian architecture

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The Classical Influence on Renaissance Architecture

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A review of the influence of the Roman classical world on the works of Italian Renaissance Masters.

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Il Duomo

Santa Maria Novella

San Giorgio Maggiore

Il Redentore

Leaning Tower of Pisa

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columns

pilasters

pediments

entablatures

arches

domes

harmonious form

mathematical

proportion

units of measurement based on the human scale

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The architects noticed the lean so they decided to build the floors taller on the south side which lead to an larger, more noticable lean and also the tower is curved.

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The reason for the lean is because the tower was built on a soft ground composed mostly of clay, fine sand, and shells. The original architect made the mistake to build the tower in weak soil.

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Construction started in 1173. For five years the tower stood upright. After the completion of the third floor in 1178 the tower started to lean.

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Originally named Tower of Pisa or the Torre di Pisa in Italian

Built as a bell tower