Ospedale Degli Innocenti

A historic structure in Florence, Italy is called the Ospedale degli Innocenti, or "Hospital of the Innocents." It was created by Brunelleschi's Filippo that regarded as one of the best Renaissance architectures. A landmark in architecture, the "Ospedale degli Innocenti" is more than that. For more than five centuries, it has constantly provided care for newborns and young children. The "Innocenti" illustrates the emerging humanistic views of Florence during the early Renaissance, starting with its sponsorship and continuing via its services and architecture.

Nine semicircular arches that emerge from Composite order columns make up the facade. There is a tabernacle window above each arch. A rectangular window with a triangular pediment on top is known as a tabernacle window. Brunelleschi deliberately balanced the refectory, cloisters, dormitories, infirmary, nurses' chambers, and porticoes to produce a beautiful and functional hospital design. Later, they were expanded and frescoed, which served as a record of the institution's ongoing activities and the Medici family's favors at the time.

During the building's early years, observers saw 10 empty roundels, concave round frames placed inside the spandrels, the spaces made between the arches. The 10 "bambini" by della Robbia were then mounted in the roundels in 1487, four decades after Brunelleschi's passing. Two other sets of "bambini," copies of some of the originals, were mounted at either end in 1845.

Location: Florence, Italy

Time:1419-1445