HISTORY OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

San Francesco (Tempio Malatestiano)

• San Francesco (Tempio Malatestiano) West facade.

• The church of San Francesco, Rimini was recased as a monument to the glory of the tyrant of Rimini, Sigismondo Malatesta.
  The building was designed by Leon Battista Alberti(1404-72), one of "l'uomo universale" in Renaissance period. The director of the construction was Matteo de'Pasti and the designer of the interior was Agostino di Dccio.
  
  
• The west facade refered to the Roman triumphal arch, Arch of Constantine in Rome and the Arch of Augustus in Rimini. The San Francesco, Rimini was a first example of useing the motief of Roman trimuphal arch
  This made a solution of west facade design of a church which has a tall nave and low aisles.

• Interior, nave.

Photo: Shoji Hiramatsu

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