Bernabei Domenico da Cortona
Italian architect
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contribution to Renaissance architecture
- In Western architecture: Early Renaissance
The Italian architect Bernabei Domenico da Cortona presumably made the basic model for the château, but the designs of Italian architects were usually executed by French builders (in this case Pierre Nepveu), often with many changes. Chambord is a tremendous structure, about 500 feet (150 metres) wide, with…
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