Romanesque: An early medieval style that developed from Roman architecture, featuring round arches, thick walls, and often large, sturdy structures.
Gothic: Known for pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses, which allowed for taller buildings with large stained-glass windows, creating a sense of soaring height and light.
Renaissance: A revival of classical forms and principles, emphasizing symmetry, proportion, and harmony, with a renewed interest in Roman architecture.
Baroque: A dramatic and opulent style characterized by grandeur, movement, and rich ornamentation, with elaborate and sometimes theatrical designs.
Rococo: A lighter, more decorative and asymmetrical style that developed from the Baroque, using pastel colors, elaborate curves, and floral motifs.
Neoclassicism: A 18th and 19th-century revival of classical styles, reacting against the opulence of Baroque and Rococo with a return to symmetry and the grandeur of ancient Greece and Rome.
image shows the grand staircase of the Royal Palace of Turin (Palazzo Reale) in Italy.
Medieval to early modern Europe
Romanesque: An early medieval style that developed from Roman architecture, featuring round arches, thick walls, and often large, sturdy structures.
Gothic: Known for pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses, which allowed for taller buildings with large stained-glass windows, creating a sense of soaring height and light.
Renaissance: A revival of classical forms and principles, emphasizing symmetry, proportion, and harmony, with a renewed interest in Roman architecture.
Baroque: A dramatic and opulent style characterized by grandeur, movement, and rich ornamentation, with elaborate and sometimes theatrical designs.
Rococo: A lighter, more decorative and asymmetrical style that developed from the Baroque, using pastel colors, elaborate curves, and floral motifs.
Neoclassicism: A 18th and 19th-century revival of classical styles, reacting against the opulence of Baroque and Rococo with a return to symmetry and the grandeur of ancient Greece and Rome.
image shows the grand staircase of the Royal Palace of Turin (Palazzo Reale) in Italy.
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