Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik' has mentioned 'Construction' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Contents 1 Construction 1.1 First masters 1.2 Giorgio da Sebenico 1.3 Niccolxc3xb2 di Giovanni Fiorentino 2 Inside the Cathedral 3 Subsequent work 4 In popular culture 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External links | WIKI |
| Construction[edit] | WIKI |
| The building of the church was initiated in 1402, though plans on its construction had already begun in 1298, when xc5xa0ibenik became a municipality. | WIKI |
| In the period between 1441 and 1473 the construction was directed by Giorgio, who was invited to come from Venice as the investors were not satisfied with the beginning of the work. | WIKI |
| The apses are decorated on the outside with various sculptural decorations, including 74 small Renaissance portraits immortalising important contemporaries and figures who had for some reason particularly impressed the architect or that he deemed to tight to help foot the bill for the cathedral's construction. | WIKI |
| The barrel roof is made from a line of enormous stone slabs and considered a marvel of construction at the time,[3] and the upper faxc3xa7ade. | WIKI |
| Although the dome of xc5xa0ibenik Cathedral was built after the dome in Florence, Niccolxc3xb2 di Giovanni Fiorentino used an octagonal drum in its construction, before Bramante and Michelangelo, in its original function as the transition from the square base to the circular dome. | WIKI |
| After Fiorentino died in 1505, the construction was finally completed in 1535 by two other craftsmen, Bartolmeo of Mestra and his son Jacob, completely following Nicholas' instructions. | WIKI |