PRESENTED BYBALAKALEESHWARANROHITH RHARIKRISHNAN RGR MUTHU SIVAMSHARMA RSPETCHI MUTHU KLEKSHMI KARAN

CENTRALLISED PLANNED CHURCH

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

• Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 14th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe• Renaissance architecture followed Gothic architecture and

was succeeded by Baroque architecture• Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian cities. • The style was carried to France, Germany, England,

Russia and other parts of Europe at different dates and with varying degrees of impact.

FEATURES OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE• Renaissance style places emphasis

on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts • Orderly arrangements

of columns, pilasters and lintels• Use of semicircular arches• Hemispherical domes, niches and aedic

ules replaced the more complex proportional systems and irregular profiles of medieval buildings SYMMETRY

CENTRALLY PLANNED CHURCH• A centrally planned church is a

church with the altar at the center•Was often used for baptisteries or

tombs. • The Church of Santa Costanza is

an example of a centrally planned church, featuring a central altar surrounded by an ambulatory. The ambulatory is made up of paired Corinthian columns.

NOTE : An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes

CENTRALLY PLANNED CHURCH

• Builders of the 15th century churches in Italy gradually turned away from the traditional latin cross plan crossing of the long nave, trancepts, and choir.• Instead they advocate centrally

planned churches and these churches have always been regarded as the climax of Renaissance Architecture

EXAMPLES FOR CENTRALLY PLANNED CHURCH

BASILICA DI SAN VITALE

ST PETER’ CHURCH

ST PETERS BASILICA [ROME]

• St. Peter's is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, within the city of Rome.• Designed principally by Donato

Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini• St. Peter's is the most renowned work

of Renaissance architecture and one of the largest churches in the world•  St. Peter's is regarded as one of the holiest

Catholic shrines.

ST PETERS BASILICA [ROME]• St. Peter's is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions.• St. Peter's is a church in the Renaissance style located in the Vatican City west

of the River Tiber and near the Janiculum Hill and Hadrian‘s Mausoleum• Its central dome dominates the skyline of Rome. • The basilica is approached via St. Peter's Square, a forecourt in two sections,

both surrounded by tall colonnades.

ST PETERS BASILICA INTERIOR

• The facade of the basilica, with a giant order of columns, stretches across the end of the square and is approached by steps on which stand two 5.55 metres (18.2 ft) • The basilica is cruciform in

shape, with an elongated nave in the Latin cross

ST PETERS BASILICA INTERIOR• The central space is dominated

both externally and internally by one of the largest domes in the world. • The entrance is through

a narthex, or entrance hall, which stretches across the building. One of the decorated bronze doors leading from the narthex is the Holy Door, only opened during jubilees

BASILICA OF ST VITALE

• It is situated in Ravenna Italy• It has a hexagonal plan• On either side of the

Narthex, the bell tower and clock tower is provided

BASILICA OF ST VITALE

• There is a central dome supported by eight piers without nave and aisles• The Flying Buttresses are

also provided

FLYING BUTTRESSESDOME AND PIERS

BASILICA OF ST VITALE

• The main artworks in the interior of the church is totally composed of small coloured glass pieces

DONATO BRAMANTE

• BORN: 1444 FERMIGNANO, ITALY• DIED : MARCH.11.1514 ROME,

ITALY• PERIOD : HIGH RENAISSANCE • KNOWN FOR: ARCHITECTURE &

PAINTING