ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Traditional Dogon Ancestral ShrineII. Granaries III.Djenne Great MosqueOutline of Current Lecture I. Urbanizing RomeII. Urban Interventions III.Villa MontaltoIV.St. Peter’s Current LectureI. Urbanizing Rome- Julius II developed a rationalized plan for the streets of Romei. Long avenues where rich families built their places- 80 years later, Pope Sixtus V wanted to urbanize Rome away from “paganism”i. Tore down buildings for the material (stone, marble, etc) Ex. Septizodium (fountain structure for Emperor Septimus Severus), the Coliseum, etcII. Urban Interventions - Long straight passageways that link important monuments and places- Tridents* in the northern part of the city-- Rome is very hilly with valleysi. The long streets rationalize the hills and valleys into “plains”ii. Creates lookout points on the hilly streetsiii. Variety of experience - Moved a series of obelisks* around the cityi. Placed in piazzas (one is still in the Piazza Del Popolo and in the nave of St. Peter’s)ii. Domenico Fontana designed the machine that moved and elevated the obelisksIII.Villa MontaltoThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Located in Rome- Built for Pope Sixtus V- Designed by Domenico Fontana (architect and urban planner)- Considered a garden villa - Features trident paths for carriages and foot trafficIV.St. Peter’s - The first façade was designed by Antonio Tempesta- Michelangelo worked with Bramante’s original plan i. He decided to expand it with apses on each side of the square planii. Added the double shell deign to the centered domeiii. Added a nave - The new façade was designed by Carlo Maderno- Gianlorenzo Bernini (trained as a sculptor) designed two bell towers to be bigger than the domei. Because of bad foundation the south tower crumpled during constructionand were demolished - Bernini designed the Piazza S. Pietro (the nave in front of St. Peter’s) i. Commissioned by Pope Alexander VIIii. Oval/trapezoid in planiii. Used to allow carriages inside but now is only for foot trafficiv. Points to the Tiberius River*Key TermsTrident- three streets that meet at a point that usually forms a piazzaObelisk- A tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top; became a symbol of power and
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