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| 1132 |
| | Work begins on the exquisite palace chapel in Palermo, built for the Norman kings of Sicily | |
| | Capella Palatina, Christ Pantocrator Fotofile CG
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| 1298 |
| | The authorities in Siena publish strict regulations for the design of the buildings around a new central piazza, the Campo | |
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| c. 1320 |
| | In places such as Siena and Orvieto, Italian architects add a blaze of colour to the more restrained northern pattern of Gothic | |
| | Orvieto, Cathedral Fotofile CG
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| c. 1340 |
| | The Doge's Palace, begun in its present form in this year, is only one of the spectacular beauties of Venetian Gothic | |
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| 1345 |
| | The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge) | |
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| 1415 |
| | Filippo Brunelleschi begins studying the ruins of classical Rome, with a view to rediscovering classical architecture | |
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| 1418 |
| | A competition is launched for an architect to construct a dome above Florence's cathedral, and is won by Brunelleschi | |
| | Florence, the cathedral dome Fotofile CG
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| 1430 |
| | Work begins in Florence on Brunelleschi's Pazzi chapel, which encapsulates in miniature the new ideals of Renaissance architecture | |
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| 1471 |
| | The new pope, Sixtus IV, secures his name in history, establishing the Sistine chapel and the Sistine choir | |
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| 1506 |
| | Julius II, together with the architect Bramante, lays the foundation stone for the new St Peter's | |
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