ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Solid thick- walled Castles Tall, delicate cathedrals with spires pointing toward heaven 1300s
Renaissance 15 th - early 17 th c. Revival of Roman architecture Used Roman details Added own principles Began with Brunelleschi in Florence Palaces Numerous simple windows Symmetrical arrangement of windows and doors Extensive use of Classical columns and pilasters Triangular pediments Square lintels Arches Domes Niches with sculptures
El Escorial
Wilton House, Salisbury
Tudor Style
Baroque – late 16 th c. Italy Express the triumph of the Catholic Church Part of Counter- Reformation Accesses emotion Shows power and wealth of the Church Spread during 17 th c.
Rococo (aka style of Louis XV) – 18 th Century Emerged out of late baroque Excessive and exuberant decorations Often interiors German and Austrian Churches Curves, scrolls, shells, plants, intricate designs Winter Palace (Hermitage)
Neoclassical mid-17 th c, renewed 18 th c. by founding of Pompeii Order, clarity Greek and Roman architecture Imitation not experimentation Versailles Rigid in 18 th c. culminating in Empire style of Napoleon
Neo-Gothic Began 1840s England and America Early stages fanciful Revive medieval forms in contrast to neoclassical Late 1800s research revealed weaknesses of earlier stages => attempt to integrate true Gothic style Parliament Hill, Ottowa
Greek Revival 1820s-1860 Purification of classicism Popular after 1825 Newfound access to Greece Expression of nationalism and civic virtue
Fonthill Abbey
Palazzo Chigo-Odelscalchi
Potsdam
Versailles
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
During WWII and the Blitz
Wurzburg Residence, 1760
St. Peter’s
Trevi Fountain, Rome 1773
Bourse, Paris, 1808
Strasbroug Cathedral
Bremen Town Hall
House of Parliament, London
Wieskirche, pilgrimage church
Hluboká castle Czech Republic
Harlech Castle
Imaginary Catholic Town in 1440
Same Town in 1840
HÔtel de Marsilly