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1 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Undulating Forms

2 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Complexity of Forms

3 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Many Domes

4 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Grandiose in Size

5 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Ornate Interiors

6 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Ornate Interiors

7 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Ornate Interiors

8 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Ornate Interiors

9 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Ornate Interiors

10 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Bernini’s Piazza of St. Peter’s in Rome

11 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

12 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

13 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

14 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

15 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

16 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

17 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

18 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

19 Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Palace of Versailles in France (Louis XIV)

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