Giovanni di Lapo Ghini was a 14th century Italian architect
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Giovanni di Lapo Ghini was a 14th century Italian architect
Architect
An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e.... working in Florence
Florence
Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 .... , he was one of the architects who contributed to the completion of the basilica
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a ancient Rome public building , usually located in the Forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC.... of Saint Maria of Fiore in the city. His contribution to the cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is a Religion building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Orthodox Christian and some Lutheranism churches, which serves as a bishop's seat, and thus as the central church of a dioc... followed the death of the architect Giotto
Giotto
Giotto may refer to:* Giotto di Bondone an Italian painter.* Giotto mission, an European Space Agency space mission for the observation of Comet Halley... in 1337, and the subsequent dismissal of Francesco Talenti
Francesco Talenti
Francesco Talenti was an Italian architect and sculptor who worked in Florence.He is mentioned at the Orvieto Cathedral in 1325. In 1351 he succeeded Andrea Pisano as director of the works of the Florence Cathedral.... in 1364. However Lapo Ghini was not responsible for the dome
Dome
A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory.... which was begun circa 1420 by Brunelleschi.
