what is Brunelleschi dome called
1 (The genius of Filippo Brunelleschi and the construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore). 2  ISBN 978-88-8347-691-4. 3  The book is the result of forty years of research on the secret technique with which Brunelleschi built the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.ach of Brunelleschi's stone chains was built like an octagonal railroad track with parallel rails and cross ties, all made of sandstone beams 43 centimetres (17 in) in diameter and no more than 2.3 metres (7.5 ft) long. The rails were connected end-to-end with lead-glazed iron splices.