Brunelleschi's Dome

A characteristic that prompted Brunelleschi to build his masterpiece, the dome on top of the cathedral of Florence, was risk-taking and perseverance. The reason for my decision is because Brunelleschi's plan to complete the dome is deemed ridiculous to other people and it took a lot of courage for him to show everyone his ideas. His idea was laughed at by most people except for Cosimo de' Medici. To prove that the dome will work he showed his idea on a small scale by using a raw egg and tapping it on the ground until it supported itself without breaking open. People still thought he was mad but Brunelleschi knew that his idea would work. It worked and it's still a masterpiece today.