Sept. 12, 2023

The Dome of Florence

The Dome of Florence

 

 

Views from the lantern atop the dome

 

  The herringbone brickwork

  View of the ribs in the dome

 

  Views inside dome

 

 

Brunelleschi's wooden model.  In order to maintain secrecy, he left off important details.

 

floor plan of Santa Maria del Fiore

 

 

Maps of Constantinople

 

Ottoman Sultans 1300 - 1453

Osman I d. 1324?   Orhan 1324 - 1361     Murad I 1361 - 1389   Bayezid I 1389 - 1402     Mehmed I 1413 - 1421     Murad II 1421 - 1451      Mehmed II 1451 - 1481