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This timeline shows the periods of various architectural styles in the architecture of Italy. Italy's architecture spans almost 3,500 years, from Etruscan and Ancient Roman architecture to Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, Fascist, and Italian modern and contemporary architecture. [1]
The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi, which has the largest brick dome in the world, [1] [2] and is considered a masterpiece of world architecture. Italy has a very broad and diverse architectural style, which cannot be simply classified by period or region, due to Italy's division into various small states ...
Brick, rather than stone, was in many areas the most common building material, and marble was widely used for decoration. [2] In the 15th century, when the Gothic style dominated both Northern Europe and the Italian Peninsula , Northern Italy became the birthplace of Renaissance architecture .
For rebuilding Rome after the fire in 64 AD which destroyed large portions of the city, Nero's new building code largely called for brick-faced concrete. [citation needed] This appears to have encouraged the development of the brick and concrete industries. [10] Example of opus caementicium on a tomb on the ancient Appian Way in Rome. The ...
The Colosseum. During the Roman Republic, most Roman buildings were made of concrete and bricks, but ever since about 100 BC and the Roman Empire, marble and gold were more widely used as decoration themes in the architecture of Rome, especially in temples, palaces, fora and public buildings in general. [1]
Brick production increased markedly during this period. Many buildings throughout Europe were built of brick, but they were often coated in lime render, sometimes patterned to look like stone. Brick production itself changed little. Bricks were moulded by hand and fired in kilns no different to those used for centuries before.
North-Western Italian architecture is usually quite big and bulky, contrasted to the Renaissance and medieval cityscapes in Central Italy, Venetian-style villas and towns in North-Eastern Italy, and cluttered architecture in Southern Italy. Buildings in North-Western Italy are often built with solid bricks, due to the harsh climate in this area.
This is a timeline of Italian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Italy and its predecessor states, including Ancient Rome and Prehistoric Italy. Date of the prehistoric era are approximate. For further background, see history of Italy and list of prime ministers of Italy