Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the
period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of
Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements
of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically,
Renaissance architecture followed Gothic architecture and was succeeded by
Baroque architecture. Developed first in Florence, with Filippo Brunelleschi as
one of its innovators, the Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian
cities. The style was carried to France, Germany, England, Russia and other
parts of Europe at different dates and with varying degrees of impact.
Renaissance style places emphasis on symmetry,
proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts as they are demonstrated in
the architecture of classical antiquity and in particular ancient Roman
architecture, of which many examples remained. Orderly arrangements of columns,
pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical
domes, niches and aedicules replaced the more complex proportional systems and
irregular profiles of medieval building
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