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The church authorities were desperate offering a massive cash prize for solution. Brunelleschi’s model showed the largest unsupported dome. However, he was fearful that his idea would be stolen, so he wrote his calculations in code and refuse to explain the details of his plan. Thus, the cathedral authorities demanded some kind of demonstration before they could award the prize. So, Brunelleschi challenged them to stand an egg on its end, when they failed, Brunelleschi broke the bottom of the egg and it stood up. The main complaint was that the solution was so obvious. Brunelleschi protested because of course, the solution for the dome was simple. Thus, the commission for the dome was his. For inspiration, Brunelleschi turn to the greatest civilization of the ancient world,