The Renaissance architecture began in Italy in the 15th century as a cultural revolution that substituted Gothic architecture and returned to designs of antiquity. Architects during the Renaissance became more intellectual and scientific in their designs, studying geometry, perspective, and architectural languages. Two influential Renaissance architects were Filippo Brunelleschi, who designed the dome of Florence Cathedral, and Leon Battista Alberti, who designed Tempio Malatestiano. Renaissance architecture then spread across Europe, influencing designs of castles, palaces, and cathedrals in other countries like France, Hungary, Belgium, and Germany.

1. Architecture of the Renaissance

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3. A cultural revolution Tempio Malatestiano by Leon Battista Alberti in Rimini (Italy)San Giovanni Battista cathedral in Turin (Italy)The cultural revolution of the Renaissance began in Italy in the city of Florence in the early 15th. It substituted itself to Gothic architecture to return to the Antique architecture at the apogee of all arts. The Renaissance artists were versatile, they searched of the absolute knowledge. 3

4. A cultural revolutionDome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (Italy)Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice.The Romanesque Baptistry at Florence Cathedral in Florence (ItalyArchitecture intellectualized and became thus a science in itself and the architect is a synthesis person that must not only master drawings, but also perspective, geometry and specific language of architecture.4

5. Two figures of the Renaissance architectureFilippo Brunelleschi (1377 – 1446)Basilica San Lorenzo's dome in Florence LeonBattistaAlberti (1404 – 1472)Tempio Malatestiano5

6. Influence in Europe Castle in Sully sur Loire (France) Chenonceau castle in Touraine (France) New York Palace in Budapest (Hungary)Rumbeke Castle in Roulers (Belgium)Cathedralin Berlin (Germany)6

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