San Ivo della Sapienza, Rome


  • Date
    10/20/1997 (creation)
Related people
Aimee Moore (was created by)
Francesco Borromini (was created by)
Date
1642-1650
Description
Centralized plan contained by six lobes, of which three are semi-circular and the alternate ones shaped as half-hexagons. The dome maintains the plan shape internally, but has a six-lobed cupola and hexagonal lantern, culminating in a corkscrew spire. (Fletcher, 851). Keywords: Italy, Roma, Italian, Renaissance, Baroque, ceremonial and/or religious structures, plans, s. Submitted by Jacqueline Gargus for ARCH 601: History of Architecture.
Style/Period
17th Century (1600 - 1699 CE)
Renaissance
Baroque