Plusiapolis

…His works include the Sforza Castle tower, the Ospedale Maggiore hospital, and the Bergamo Cathedral (completely renovated in the 19th century). In his 25-volume work, De Architectura, he describes the construction of the fictional ideal city of Sforzinda along with a dialogue-style story, the state of the ancient city of Plusiapolis based on the fictional Book of Gold, and his theory on drawing and color. He also introduces various design examples, such as royal palaces, fortresses, and centralized churches. These examples show the influence of the Romanesque and Byzantine styles of northern Italy, and his eclectic classicism, which is also common to his actual work, the Ospedale Maggiore, became widely known through manuscripts in Spain, France, Eastern Europe, and Northern Europe, along with his unique ideal city plans. …

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…スフォルツァ城の塔門，大病院オスペダーレ･マッジョーレ，ベルガモ大聖堂(19世紀に全面改修)等の作品がある。全25書からなる《建築論》では，対話体の物語にそって架空の理想都市スフォルツィンダSforzindaの建設，架空の《黄金の書》にもとづく古代都市プルシアポリスPlusiapolisの様子，作図法と色彩論が語られ，王宮，城塞，集中式教会堂など多様な設計例が紹介される。それらの作例には北イタリアのロマネスク，ビザンティン様式の影響が残り，実施作オスペダーレ･マッジョーレとも共通する折衷的な古典主義は，写稿を通じて独特の理想都市平面とともにスペイン，フランス，東欧，北欧にまで広く知られた。…

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