Renaissance and Baroque Town Planning

By Dr Richard John

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Palmanova, 1593 onwards

A radial city laid out by Giulio Savorgnano or assistant Bonaiuto Lorini as a Venetian garrison near Udine to protect against the Turks




Pienza, Italy (begun 1460)

Piazza Sketch.jpg (74585 bytes)Designed by Bernardo Rossellino for Pope Pius II to transform his home town Corsignano into a Diocesan seat.








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Cathedral and Palazzo Piccolomini








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Town hall (with clock tower) and episcopal palace (one bay on far right)

The projects of Sixtus V in Rome
 
Domenico Fontana's successful attempt at 
moving the Vatican Obelisk, 1586



Acqua Felice, Piazza S Susanna, Rome (1587–8) designed by Domenico Fontana 


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