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Renaissance/Elizabethan Notes . Architecture of the Renaissance time period. 15TH. 16th. *The Renaissance style architecture was most popular in the 15th, 16th, and 17th century. 17th.
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Renaissance/Elizabethan Notes Architecture of the Renaissance time period
15TH 16th *The Renaissance style architecture was most popular in the 15th, 16th, and 17th century. 17th
*pilasters and lintels, semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, and niches were popular architectural designs featured in homes and other town buildings.
*Wealthy people often referred to Roman style houses. They build the four sides of their house around a courtyard.
*Renaissance architects based housing construction on circles because in math, circles are said to be geometrical perfect. The architects used circles to represent God’s perfection.
*Important parts of Renaissance are symmetry, proportion, and geometry.
*The homes of the Renaissance time period were square and the majority of them had flat roofs.
*The Renaissance architects sometimes used columns which are related to ancient times.