Tempi Medievali e Moderni : introduzione alla storia dell Europa occidentale formano la dissoluzione dell'Impero Romano fino al tempo presente . come parte inferiore por-zioni di un palazzo fiorentino sono stati, in ordine al proprietario protectthe dall'attacco 230 medievale e Tempi moderni Roma, thecapital di thepapacy durante lo stesso periodo in cui Venezia e Firenze becameleaders in ricchezza e raffinatezza, Roma, la capitale dei papi, analogamente subì un ottimo cambiamento. Dopo aver restituito thepopes fromtheir settanta anni resi-dence in Francia andAvignon (vedere sopra,p. 199) hanno trovato thetown in un dilapidatedstate. Per sì

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Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . like the lower por-tions of a Florentine palace were, in order to protectthe owner from attack 230 Medieval and Modem Times Rome, thecapital of thepapacy During the same period in which Venice and Florence becameleaders in wealth and refinement, Rome, the capital of the popes, likewise underwent agreat change. After thepopes returned fromtheir seventy years resi-dence in France andAvignon (see above, p. 199) they found thetown in a dilapidatedstate. For years theywere able to do little torestore it, as there wasa long period duringwhich the papacy wasweakened by the exist-ence of a rival line ofpopes who continued tolive at Avignon. Whenthe great schism wasover and aU the Euro-pean nations once moreacknowledged the popeat Rome (1417), it be-came possible to improvethe city and revive someof its ancient glory.Architects, painters, andmen of letters were calledin and handsomely paidby the popes to erect andadorn magnificent build-ings and to collect agreat library in the Vati-can palace.. Fig. 67. Cathedral axd BellTower at Florence The church was begun in 1296 and com-pleted in 1436. The great dome built bythe architect Brunelleschi has made hisname famous. It is 300 feet high. Thefayade is modern but after an old design.The bell tower, or campanile, was begunby the celebrated painter Giotto about1335 and completed about fifty years later.It is richly adorned with sculpture andcolored marbles and is considered thefinest structure of the kind in the world Medieval Towns — their Business and Buildings 231 The ancient basilica of St. Peters (Fig. 13) no longer satis-fied the aspirations of the popes. It was gradually torn down, and after many changes of plan the present celebrated churchwith its vast dome and imposing approach (Fig. 68) took its St Petersrebuilt

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