Question
What was significant about Brunelleschi’s design for the Florence Cathedral dome?
It was covered in gold.
It was the first dome made of steel.
It was supported by flying buttresses.
It used concentric rings for support.
It was covered in gold.
It was the first dome made of steel.
It was supported by flying buttresses.
It used concentric rings for support.
Answers
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It used concentric rings for support.
Brunelleschi's dome used a double-shell design with horizontal chains/hoops and a herringbone brick pattern (concentric rings) to contain outward thrust, allowing the large dome to be built without external flying buttresses or full timber centering.
Brunelleschi's dome used a double-shell design with horizontal chains/hoops and a herringbone brick pattern (concentric rings) to contain outward thrust, allowing the large dome to be built without external flying buttresses or full timber centering.