By that time, architecture since the Renaissance was considered a liberal art, not a craft, as it had been deemed during the Middle Ages. The shift was the result of two books that were required ...

The architecture of the Renaissance had its unique features-facades, domes, and vaults being among the most characteristic. Renaissance facades exhibit symmetry around their vertical axis and ... in ...

A true architectural gem of Venetian Gothic art, the Doge's Palace sees almost two million visitors a year. 700 years old, it was once the seat of power of the Serenissima Republic of Venice.