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Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (c. 80–70 BC - after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled De architectura. He originated the idea that all buildings should have three attributes: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas ("strength", "utility", and "beauty"). These principles were later widely adopted in Roman architecture. His discussion of perfect proportion in architecture and the human body led to the famous Renaissance drawing of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci.

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  Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. De architectura. "Des allernamhafftigsten unnd hocherfarnesten, römischen Architecti, unnd kunstreichen Werck oder Bawmeisters Marci Vitruvij Pollionis, zehen Bücher von der Architectur und künstlichem Bawen". Basel: S. Henricpetri, 1575. Translated into German by W. H. Ryff.

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