1. The Era of Queen Elizabeth

2. Elizabethan Era Architecture  Various elements of Roman and Greek architectural styles  Building layouts and exteriors were very symmetrical (See Picture Below)

3. Elizabethan Era Architecture

4. Middle Class Living  Many middle class houses featured Medieval Architecture  The outside of the houses featured many vertical and diagonal beams of wood. This type of architecture used in England and the United States (Even in East Berlin, PA!) is called Tudor  Many of the Tudor houses can still be seen in England today!

5. Upper Class Houses & Mansions  Expensive brick and stone were used for stability and appeal, instead of traditional wood used in lower class homes  Columns inspired by Roman and Greek architecture were on the front of many upper class houses and estates

6. Hardwick Hall The Most Admired House of the Elizabethan Era BBuilt by the Countess of Shrewsbury, also know as the Bess of Hardwick (1521-1607) SShe married four times, and was the most powerful woman in England next to Queen Elizabeth TThe house featured many glass windows, and that feature was the basis for an old English rhyme- “Hardwick Hall-more glass than wall”

7. Burghley House  Built for Sir William Cecil (Lord Burghley) from 1555-1587

8. Upper Class Houses & Mansions

9. Blenheim Palace Woodstock, Yorkshire (England)

10. Athelhampton House Dorchester, Dorset (England)

11. Elizabethan Era Architecture

12. Theater Architecture  Most Elizabethan Era Theatres were like football stadiums and somewhat similar to the Roman Coliseum with a seating capacity of between 1,500 and 3,000  The first theater was built by James Burbage and his brother-in-law, John Brayne. It was called “The Theater”  Many theaters featured natural lighting for afternoon events, and had no cushioned seats (unless the wealthy paid extra) and no toilet facilities

13. Castle Architecture  No castles were built during the Elizabethan Period because of the already existing castles built before the Elizabethan Period

14. Elizabethan Era Architecture

15. Bristol Cathedral Bristol, Bristol (England)

16. Warwick Castle Warwick, Warwickshire (England)

17. Sources  http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/elizabethan-architecture.htm http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/elizabethan-architecture.htm  http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan- theatres.htm http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan- theatres.htm  http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan- castles.htm http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan- castles.htm  http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan- houses.htm http://www.elizabethan- era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan- houses.htm

18. Pictures  http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabet han-architecture.html http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabet han-architecture.html  http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/tud or.htm http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/tud or.htm  http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/eliz abethan.htm http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/eliz abethan.htm  http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/oxford shire/houses/Blenheim/index.htm http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/oxford shire/houses/Blenheim/index.htm  http://www.britainexpress.com/photos.htm?attr action=224 http://www.britainexpress.com/photos.htm?attr action=224  http://faculty.up.edu/asarnow/324/FQCH21Bur ghleyHouse.jpg http://faculty.up.edu/asarnow/324/FQCH21Bur ghleyHouse.jpg