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Architectural History UVA
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Architecture
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02/25/2018

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1. Dome (Duomo) for Florence Catherdral- 1420-36- Filippo Brunelleschi
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2. Bibi Khanum Mosque (later Timur's mausoleum), Samarkand, 1399-1404
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3. Palazzo della Signoria (latter Palazzo Vecchio), Florence, 1294-1310, Arnolfo di Cambio
a. Rustication
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4. Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, 1376-82
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5. The Registan, Samarkand, begun 1417 by Ulugh Beg
a. Ulugh Beg Madrasah- 1417
b. Tilya-Kori Madrasah- 1646
c. Sher-Dor Madrasah- 1616
d. pishtaq, minaret, iwan
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6. Palazzo Medici, Florence, 1445-60- Michelozzo di Bartolomeo- commission for Cosimi il Vecchio (the elder) de Medici)
" Rustication
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7. Palazzo Davanti (Florence), second half of the 14th century, for the Davizzi family
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8. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1486-1504, Giuliano da Sangallo, commissioned by Filippo Strozzi
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1. Dome of Florence Cathedral, 1420-1446, Filippo Brunelleschi
a. brick inner-shell
b. based on the Ancient Roman Pantheon (2nd century CE)
c. Relieving arches
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2. Baptistery of Florence, 1059-1128
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3. The Church of San Lorzeno, Florence- 1428, Brunelleschi
a. cruciform (cross shaped)
b. Central nave and side aisles Pendentives(triangle above arches)
c. semi-circular arches, pillasters, columns
d. Similar to the Gothic church, Notre Dame in Paris, 1163-1345 CE
e. Similar to interior of Church of Santa Sabina in Rome, early 5th cent
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Palazzo Rucellai, Florence, 1446-1451, Leon Battista Alberti, commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai
" Pillasters(rectangle columns projecting from walls)
" bays(space between architectural elements)
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Sant'Andrea, Mantua, for the Gonzaga family, 1472, Alberti
" combine greek temple front and roman triumphal arch
" barrel vault, coffers
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1. Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, 1548-1680, Andrea Palladio
a. Loggia (covered 2nd floor), portico(Porch over the entrance)
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. Villa Barbaro in Maser, 1549-1558, Palladio
" barchessa
" pavilion
" nymphaeum
" colossal order(columns spanning multiple floors
" interior is playful with portraits of people looking like they are doing everyday things, servant boys
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Villa Rotonda, on the outskirts of Vicenza, 1565-1580, Palladio
" looks same from all sides, elevated Colossal order, temple front
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San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, begun 1565, Palladio
" colossal order
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The Church of the Redeemer, 1577-1592, Palladio
" istrian stone- white creates nice shadows
" thermal windows let in light
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1. Tempietto, courtyard of the Church of San Pietro in Montorio, 1502, Donato Bramante
a. centralized plan/ martyrium
b. coffering(Series of sunken tiles)
c. balustrade(Small columns with a row above them)
d. Spolia, using old parts in a new building
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Carlo Maderno, façade of St. Peter's, 1607-1621
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4. Gialorenzo Bernini, The Colonnade of Piazza St. Peter's, 1656-1667 big row of covered columns for st peters^^
a. inspired by Flavian amphitheater (Rome, 70-80CE) and Capitoline Hille (Michelangelo 1537)
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1. Anthemius and Isodorus of Miletus, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 532-537
a. floods with golden light, minarets
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2. Atik Sinan, Fatih Cami (Mosque of Mehmed II), Istanbul, 1463-1470
a. imaret (soup kitchen), madrasa, hospital, minarets
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Sultan Bayezid II's mosque, istanbul, 1501-1505
" bustrussing ½ domes
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Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, began 1459 under Mehmed II
" Imperial Gate
" Gate of Salutation
" Gate of Felicity (remodeled in 18th century)
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Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, began 1459 under Mehmed II
" Imperial Gate
" Gate of Salutation
" Gate of Felicity (remodeled in 18th century)
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Audience Hall- rebuilt in 19th century
Kiosk- open pavilion with roof supported by pillars
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Mimar Sinan, Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, 1550-1557
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Mimar Sinan, Selimiye Mosque, Edirne Turkey, 1538, 1575
" isnik tile work
" proconnesian marble
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Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome, Bernini, 1658-1670
" poché- pockets
" bel composto- unifies painting, sculpture, and architecture
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Coronaro Chapel in Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, 1645-1652
" example of bel composto(unification of the arts
" detail: portraits of members of the Coronaro family
" broken pediment
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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, 1638-1641, Francesco Borromini
" broken pediment
" plastic
" white makes for shadows
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Chapel of the Santa Sindone, Turin Cathedral, Turin, Italy, 1668, Guarino Guarini
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1. Banqueting Hall of Whitehall Palace- London, Inigo Jones, 1619-1622
" Palladian style
" symmetry
" rounded colums on inside, pallasters on outside
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St. Pauls Cathedral, London, Inigo Jones, 1633-1642 " gothic and classical elements " collosal colums
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" Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, Tomb of Humayun (father of Akbar), Delhi,India, 1562-1572- commissioned by Bega Begum, wife of Humayun
" Jalis, chhatris(elevated dome shaped pavilions) and plinth (base supporting the building)
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" Ustad Ahmad Lahawri, Taj Mahal (Mausoleum for Arjumand Banu Begam/"Mumtaz Mahal"), Agra, India, 1632-43 - commissioned by Shah Jahan -
" Entrace gate with pishtaq and iwan
" Chahar bagh- quatrilineal gardens
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