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The true father of Rome’s High Renaissance, Pope Julius II (1503–1513) began the new St. Peter’s cathedral, and commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and Raphael to decorate the Stanze.
Commissioned by Carlos V in 1527, its exterior is in the shape of a square, with a surprisingly elegant two-story circular patio on the inside.
Gaudí did not actually build the entire house; he was commissioned to remodel the exterior and interior.
It was commissioned in 936 by Abdel-Rahman III in honor of his favorite concubine Al Zahra (The Flower), and its design was so grand that detailed records indicate that building materials were brought from Constantinople and other North African locations.
He greatly encouraged the arts, and commissioned the building of the magnificent basilica, the Haghia Sophia.