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Alberti HI Story: ST. Mari A Novella, Alberti, 1456AD

The document describes Alberti's design for the Santa Maria Novella church from 1456. It discusses how Alberti addressed the challenge of the two levels of the church being different heights. Specifically, (1) he added columns to define the span of the building, (2) used an overall elevation to represent the temple symbolically, and (3) hid the height difference by dividing the floor with a pediment to break up the continuity visually and tie the two levels together.

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Alberti HI Story: ST. Mari A Novella, Alberti, 1456AD

The document describes Alberti's design for the Santa Maria Novella church from 1456. It discusses how Alberti addressed the challenge of the two levels of the church being different heights. Specifically, (1) he added columns to define the span of the building, (2) used an overall elevation to represent the temple symbolically, and (3) hid the height difference by dividing the floor with a pediment to break up the continuity visually and tie the two levels together.

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