ARTH 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Narrow Street, Pilaster, Francesco Borromini
7 Apr 2016
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The exterior address the religious order, the absolute monarchy, secular world. Absolutism: political term advent under the louis the 14th. Patte d"oie, refers the straight diagonal lines radiating, a symbol of the gaze of the viewer, an infinite gaze, the omniscient view. The idea of infinite is conceived by scientist and astronauts during this century. Louis took the idea as way to address his infinite power. Place royale, a type of public square that has a fence and surrounded by a uniform house. Enfilade, methods of distributing room as an example of the infinite gaze. Louis le vau (1612-1670), charles le brun, andre le notre, dream team of the. Piazza del popolo, rome (part of sixtus v"s urban renewal project of 1585 led by. Carving avenues through the city of rome, giving a sense of infinity and linking towards the major church in rome.
