BELVEDERE

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Title	BELVEDERE
View	Close frontal view of projecting paired pilasters
Notes	cultural, administrative
Work Type	office museum
Style/Period	Renaissance
Creator Name	Bramante, Donato
Creator Nationality	Italian
School of Creator	Renaissance
Date.Creator Birth	1444
Date.Creator Death	1514
Major Design Aspects	historical reference monumental part of a complex
Elements & Spatial Types	court
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Italy
City	Vatican City
State/Province	Lazio
Alternate Place Names	Rome
Architectural Material	stone, stucco
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1504-1505; parts remodeled by others later
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	8/31/1990
Subject Information	At the time of its construction, the Belevedere was the largest building built in Rome since the Ancient Romans. It now houses various Vatican museums. 'Bramante's original plan included a huge courtyard on three levels flanked by arcaded buildings, with a theater at the lower end and a museum for classical antiquitiesƒclosing the upper courtƒOnly the first storey was completed to his designs (much altered later).' Source: J. Fleming et al., ed. The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture. Third Edition (1980), p. 45.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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