... and each layer is indented a little bit more each time to form the dome shape. The first layer is strong to support the second layer and architectural features like statues. Filippo Brunelleschi is generally credited as being the founder of the renaissance style of architecture. Born in Florence in 1377, he carried out all his major works in that city. His ... ...

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