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Since the beginning of time humans have toiled to break new boundaries in the field of Architecture. From the time of the Renaissance, mankind has made great strides that can be seen today with the development of architectural technology. The renaissance was a time of rebirth and renewal. All over Europe, people were looking forward to a new but uncertain future. New discoveries and innovations filled Europe. Original Ideas permeated the world, remolding the way people thought, architecture was no exception to this rebirth. The technological advances in The Cathedral or Duomo of Florence as we see it today is the end result of years of work that covered over six centuries of history. This is just one of the examples that demonstrates the advancements in architectural structures during the Renaissance period, which prevailed until the last quarter of the sixteenth century, soon after the spiritual political and cultural uprisings provoked by the Counter Reformation propelled Renaissance architecture towards a new phase, the Baroque in the seventeenth century, with Rococo following in the eighteenth century. The technological/structural advancements can be seen in today’s architectural marvels. Modern architects like Frank Lloyd