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Essay Renaissance and Nineteenth Century Architecture

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Renaissance and Nineteenth Century Architecture

There are many different styles of architecture. All these styles depend on the time period, and the architecture. Today, many architects incorporate many styles into one building, giving it uniqueness.

Introduction

The dictionary defines architecture as the "art and science of designing and erecting buildings" (dictionary.com).

Since the beginning of civilization, architects have been designing structures and buildings. They are sometimes conventional, and at other times, they are not.

There are many different styles of architecture. All these styles depend on the time period, and the architecture. Today, many architects incorporate many styles into one building, giving it …show more content…

Nineteenth Century: Iron, Glass and Steel

The nineteenth century saw some changes from the previous artistic periods. This period contained practical ideas, still with a sort of creative though.

Buildings and towers were built with steel and iron beams and supports. Glass covered steel/iron webs to create walls, large window, and 'sunroofs'.

A famous architect from this time period is Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
He built the Eiffel Tower, Bon Marché Department Store, The Nice
Observatory and The Garabit Bridge.

Following this period was the modern period. Many of the styles and ideas were carried to the Modern period, and built into designs in a whole different perspective, as now there were different architectures with different ideas and dreams.

Saint Peter's

Saint Peter's church is located in Vatican City, Rome, which is located in Italy. The architect Donato Bramate designed it, and it was to "embody the greatness of the present and the future…and surpass all the other churches in the universe." (Julius II (1505-13)). Bramate had built the church to represent the roman cross. It is known to one of the most concentrated pieces of Renaissance art.

It was created to replace the great basilica (temple), which had been designed by Constantine the Great. This temple had been built over the apostle, St. Peter's grave.

Construction of the church began in 1507, and the materials used to create St. Peter's were

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