Filippo Brunelleschi: Santa Maria Del Fiore's Cathedral
Filippo Brunelleschi was a goldsmith who accepted the challenge to build the dome on the Santa Maria del Fiore’s cathedral. His mysterious design intrigued the Florentine fathers and Brunelleschi began executing his ideas. Prior to Brunelleschi’s involvement the cathedral stood stagnant with a hole in the ceiling. The intense designs Brunelleschi produced required several years to complete and with the assistance of many masons the completed project still stands today as a phenomenon in the world of architecture. Some architects still question how it was possible to create an octagonal dome without a central support and on ununiformed foundation. Brunelleschi was required to make architectural decisions when deciding how materials would be