Collection of Models
Revolving crane with counterweight
Palazzina Uzielli, Building site machinery section
Project and realization:
Università di Firenze, Facoltà di Architettura, Dipartimento di Scienza delle Costruzioni, 1987?
Model from:
Leonardo da Vinci, Codice Atlantico, f. 965r
Bonaccorso Ghiberti, B. R. 228, f. 106r
wood, iron and stone
cm 103 x 59 x 55
Description:
Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the revolving crane with a counterweight was used for the precision placing of the heavy blocks of marble designated for the construction of the lantern above the cupola of the Florentine cathedral.