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This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) The following is a list of notable Renaissance structures. Belgium Antwerp City Hall Czech Republic Château of Litomyšl Villa Belvedere in Prague Denmark Kronborg Castle Rosenborg Castle Børsen England Hampton Court Palace, from 1514 onwards Hengrave Hall, Suffolk Sutton Place, Surrey Elizabethan prodigy houses ...
The Renaissance architecture coexisted with the Gothic style in Bohemia and Moravia until the late 16th century (e. g. the residential part of a palace was built in the modern Renaissance style but its chapel was designed with Gothic elements). The façades of Czech Renaissance buildings were often decorated with sgraffito (figural or ornamental).
Buda Castle in the late 15th century (). After Italy, Hungary was the first European country where the Renaissance appeared. [3] The Renaissance style came directly from Italy during the Quattrocento to Hungary first in the Central European region, thanks to the development of early Hungarian-Italian relationships—not only in dynastic connections, but also in cultural, humanistic and ...
Largest unreinforced solid concrete dome in the world. Archetype of Western dome construction. [2] [6] [7] 1436–1871 45.5 149 Florence Cathedral: Florence, Italy City-state of Florence: Largest brick and mortar dome in the world. First double-dome structure of the Renaissance. Octagonal dome. Architect Filippo Brunelleschi. [8] 1871–1873 56 ...
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 175 World Heritage Sites in all of the 15 sovereign countries (also called "state parties") of Southern Europe: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, and Vatican City as well as one site in ...
Tabula Peutingeriana (section of a modern facsimile), top to bottom: Dalmatian coast, Adriatic Sea, southern Italy, Sicily, African Mediterranean coast. Tabula Peutingeriana (Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula, [1] Peutinger tables [2] or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated itinerarium (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the ...
The Fortifications of Vauban is a UNESCO World Heritage Site made up of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the borders of France.They were designed by renowned military architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) during the reign of King Louis XIV.
Rome is regarded as one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities, [2] and contains vast amounts of priceless works of art, palaces, museums, parks, churches, gardens, basilicas, temples, villas, piazzas, theatres, and other venues in general. As one of the world's most important and visited cities, [3] there are numerous popular tourist ...