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Bramante Tempietto

Type Object Region Italy Time c. 1502–1510

Donato Bramante designed and built the small circular chapel known as the Tempietto around 1502 in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, a m…

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  1. c. 1502Montorio, Rome · RomeCommissioned by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain, Bramante designed a small martyrium chapel at the traditional site of Saint Peter's crucifixion, using a circular centralized plan and an encircling colonnade, establishing the paradigm of Renaissance classical revival architecture.
  2. 1505–1510Tempietto construction site · RomeStone masons completed the Corinthian colonnade, drum, and hemispherical concrete dome, forming a perfect vertical order of column–drum–dome; its proportions and classical temple imagery became a textbook example of Renaissance architecture, directly influencing Bramante's later designs for St. Peter's Basilica.

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