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ARCHITECTURE. Medieval Solid thick- walled Castles Tall, delicate cathedrals with spires pointing toward heaven 1300s.

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1 ARCHITECTURE

2 Medieval Solid thick- walled Castles Tall, delicate cathedrals with spires pointing toward heaven 1300s

3 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

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5 El Escorial

6 Wilton House, Salisbury

7 Tudor Style

8 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.

9 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)

10 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

11 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

12 Greek Revival 1820s-1860 Purification of classicism Popular after 1825 Newfound access to Greece Expression of nationalism and civic virtue

13 Fonthill Abbey

14 Palazzo Chigo-Odelscalchi

15 Potsdam

16 Versailles

17 St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

18 During WWII and the Blitz

19 Wurzburg Residence, 1760

20 St. Peter’s

21 Trevi Fountain, Rome 1773

22 Bourse, Paris, 1808

23 Strasbroug Cathedral

24 Bremen Town Hall

25 House of Parliament, London

26 Wieskirche, pilgrimage church

27 Hluboká castle Czech Republic

28 Harlech Castle

29 Imaginary Catholic Town in 1440

30 Same Town in 1840

31 HÔtel de Marsilly


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