Santa Maria Delle Carceri, Basilica church
Santa Maria Delle Carceri is a Basilica church which was built in Renaissance period, located in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. It is unique because of it was designed by Giuliano da Sangallo, the architect of the church, by using greek cross plan in this building that achieved the masterpiece of symmetry. The materials used are marbles as exterior and terracotta as interior, and these materials fully brought out the spirit of Renaissance architecture.
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Reflection
In the module Architecture Culture&History I, I learned to differentiate the architecture style of buildings, included the design, element, even how the building from common to unique, what affects the buildings to become famous, and how the evolution of architecture through the historical timeline.
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