TEMPIETTO


Meaning of TEMPIETTO in English

Small monument built in 1502 to mark the crucifixion spot of St. Peter in Rome.

Designed by Donato Bramante , it is a circular, domed, unadorned masterpiece of High Renaissance architecture. Its outer face is a colonnade of bare Tuscan Doric, the earliest modern use of this order . Because of its proportions, the tiny temple has the majesty of a great monument.

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