Old And Sold Antiques AucitonThousands of articles from the past.Anecdotes Of English Architecture- (Found June 29, 2008 ) William of Wykeham (13241404) is noted as one of the earliest of British architects of whom we have a full history.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-48.shtml Andecdotes Of Sir Christopher Wren (1623-1723)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Sir Christopher Wren was a small and weakly child, but early showed a strong mind. Methematics and astronomy were from the first his chosen pursuits.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-49.shtml Greek Architecture - The Orders- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The Doric order is the oldest and strongest as well as the most simple of the three Greek orders, combining with solidity and force, the most subtle and delicate refinement of outline.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-5.shtml Anecdotes Of Palladia (1518-1580)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Palladio became one of the celebrated architects of the Renaissance. He designed palaces and many other buildings in his native home of Vincenza.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-42.shtml The Doge's Palace- (Found June 29, 2008 ) One thing which makes the Doges Palace one of the few famous buildings of the world is its contents, especially the famous paintings of Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, Titian, and others.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-41.shtml Anecdotes Of Raphael (1483-1520)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Raphael Sanzio is seldom thought of as an architect, and yet for a time he was the director of the architecture of St. Peter's.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-40.shtml The Duomo - Florence- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The great dome at Florence was built on newly applied principles. The previous domes, such as that of the Pantheon, did not give much external effect. The great dome, which Brunelleschi succeeded in erecting, far exceeded in grandeur and beauty anything of its kind that had been executed before.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-33.shtml Palaces Of The Renaissance In Florence- (Found June 29, 2008 ) One of the most notable products of the entire Renaissance was its palaces. They took on a different form in the beautiful chateaux of France, or in the Louvre, than in Florence.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-34.shtml Anecdotes Of Michelozzo Michelozzi (1396-1472)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Michelozzo designed one of the great palaces of the Renaissance in Florence, now called the Ricardi, and Cosimo de Medici caused it to be erected.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-35.shtml St. Peter's - Rome- (Found June 29, 2008 ) One fault that has been found with St. Peter's is the fact that the front extends so far forward that the effect of the beautiful dome is largely lost.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/famous-buildings-36.shtml |