Architecture Timeline:
1740-1790
Baroque architecture reigned during the time of Empress Maria Theresa (1740-80) and her son Joseph II (1780-90). Architect Fischer von Erlach designed Schönbrunn Palace and planned the magnificient Karlskirche.
Architecture, executed to considered design, was extinct in Greece from the end of the Mycenaean period (about 1200 BC) to the 7th century BC, when urban life and prosperity recovered to a point where public building could be undertaken.
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Architecture is the art or science of designing and building structures (houses, bridges etc) for human use.
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Dutch Colonial
This American style originated in homes built by German, or "Deutsch" settlers in Pennsylvania as early as the 1600s.
Architecture of The Aztecs
Welcome to my website about the architecture of Aztecs. In this web page you will find information on the features of Aztec architecture.
Architecture Glossary
ashlar - squared stones, or sometimes wood shaped to look like squared stones that faces a building
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Vernacular architecture - A term of recent usage indicating, by analogy with language (native, or local dialects) buildings in indigenous styles constructed from locally available materials following traditional building practice and patterns and ...
Britain- the architecture of Rennie Mackintosh, the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley
France - Guimard's famous glass and iron Metro designs; the glassware of Lalique (1860-1945).
Spain - Gaudi in Barcelona.
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Architecture
Architecture was the dominant expression of the Gothic Age.
Architecture and Furnishings
In the beginning: The church of the first four centuries met in privately owned houses (Romans 16:5, 1 Corinthians 16:19, Colossians 4:15, Philemon 2).
Architecture glossary
ARCHITECTURE : GLOSSARY
abacus : A tablet placed horizontally on the capital of a column, aiding the support of the architrave.
Roman architecture - Introduced columns and arches. Three styles of columns in Roman architecture include the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The debut of arches led to the development of domes like the Pantheon.
Apse (Architecture)
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APSE (Gr. eokis, a fastening, especially the felloe of a wheel; Lat. absis), in architecture, a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault.
Gothic Architecture
The term Gothic was first used during the later Renaissance, and as a term of contempt.
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Clipart images of numerous examples of gothic architecture, from full churches and buildings to structural details.
Greek Architecture
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Greek architecture has long been the standard that many civilizations have attempted to live up to.
Gothic Architecture in England
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Gothic architecture in Britain has been neatly divided into 4 periods, or styles.
Gothic architecture
The west door of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France is a fine example of Early Gothic architecture (begun 1160).
Gothic Architecture
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Islamic Architecture
How widely the term 'Islamic' should be applied in discussing cultural, material and social life in regions with large Muslim populations is a topic of much debate.
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Bibliography
Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française
du XIe au XVIe siècle,
E. Viollet-le-Duc, Paris (1858-68)
Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres, Henry Adams (1904)
Gothic Painting, Jacques Dupont & C.
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Architecture is not experienced statically. Circulation routes, the means by which access is provided through and around a building, ...
In architecture a base is the lowest part or lowest main division of a structure. For columns, the base is the lowest portion of three parts, from top to bottom: the base, the shaft and the captical.
The architecture of Classical Greece became a cornerstone of later developments in the history of architecture, from the Roman Empire through the twentieth century.
Lintel (architecture) - a horizontal block that spans the space between two supports
Loggia - a gallery formed by a colonnade open on one or more sides. The space is often located on an upper floor of a building overlooking an open court or garden.
Crusader Architecture
European architecture of the Christian states established in Syria and Palestine during the Middle Ages; also architecture associated with those states in other parts of the Middle East or Europe.
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Medieval Architecture Glossary of Terms
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From Greek architecture, the space between the triglyphs in the frieze of the Doric order. Metopes were often filled with ceramic faces and figures; in commercial buildings these would advertise the commerce of the building.
Tudor style architecture was derived from English architecture during the Tudor period (1485-1558). In the United States, the Tudor style with an asymmetrical design showcases a medieval presence combined with several other style features.
Baroque - In architecture, a mainly 17th century late Renaissance style of flowing forms, exuberant decoration and complex spatial compositions and/or ...
Baroque - An architecture of flamboyance and swaggering excess that characterized the 17th century.
baroque artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized in sculpture by passion, in architecture by grandeur and the use of curved structures, and in painting by voluptuous figures, huge landscapes, and dramatic subjects.
This was one of the first office buildings to deviate from the modernist "glass box" ideal, and set the stage for future postmodern architecture. I came across this building by accident and fortunately had my camera.
11. Flagstaff, AZ.
Bauhaus A very influential German school of design and architecture, the aesthetic of which was influenced by and derived from techniques and materials employed especially in industrial fabrication and manufacture: steel, concrete, chrome, ...
Half-timbered -in late medieval architecture, a type of construction in which the heavy timber framework is exposed, and the spaces between the studs filled with wattle-and-daub, plaster or brickwork.
ORDER In classical architecture, the column and entablature. There are five main orders, each with their own ornaments, proportions, and measurements: Tuscan, Greek Doric (and Roman Doric), lonic, Corinthian, and Composite.
(Pronunciation: "SHOH-een") A style of Japanese architecture that developed during the Muromachi Period—roughly between the 14th and the 16th century—characterized by the use of tatami mats, square columns, sliding doors, ...
Glossary of Church History and Architecture terms:
Altar
The holiest part of a church. In the medieval period the altar was a table or rectangular slab made of stone or marble, often set upon a raised step.
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE A style of architecture that was prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 until 1550. In England, Gothic is normally divided into three succeeding phases - Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular.
A The Architecture of Christianity
When, in 330, Constantine removed the imperial capital from Rome to Byzantium, which then became Constantinople (now İstanbul), the Christian Church was divided into East and West.
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Architecture which flourished from about the late 12th century until the English Reformation in 1540, characterised by the pointed arch.
Gothic Revival
Rediscovery by the Victorians of mediaeval Gothic style.
In architecture, a continuous, narrow surface (projecting or recesses, plain or ornamented) designed to break up a surface, to accent, or to decorate.
in architecture, an intermediate, lowceilinged story between two main stories.
Mezzotint
a method of engraving by burnishing parts of a roughened surface to produce an effect of light and shade.
The architecture of the British Isles in the reigns of George I, II, III and IV, i.e. 1714-1830, in which the classical style and classical proportions became the norm for both major and minor buildings.Giant order
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When architecture derives from many sources, historical and geographical, it is called eclectic. Late Georgian architecture was often eclectic, with buildings in a variety of architectural styles, inspired by Indian, Islamic and medieval architecture.
Greek architecture term for the lowest course of masonry of the external walls of the naos or cella, consisting of vertical slabs of stone or marble ...
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Googie architecture - also known as Populuxe, Extreme Modernism, Doo-Wop, Coffee Shop Modern, Jet Age, Space Age, and Chinese Modern - began in Southern California, then fanned out to other areas of the nation, ...
English Architecture; a Concise History, David Watkin, published by Thames & Hudson, 1979
Pears Cyclopedia, 90th Edition, published by Pelham Books, 1981
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Prairie architecture's strong horizontality, limited building materials, and emphasis on free and open spaces are seemingly inspired by the prairies themselves.
Historic Architecture
When most people think of historic architecture, buildings like Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, or sites such as Colonial Willamsburg often come to mind.
Nabatean architecture follows much of conventional Greek and Roman style. These drawings illustrate many of the typical features of Nabatean architecture, including the name of each feature.
BOOMTOWN ARCHITECTUREstyle of architecture characteristic of frontier towns that were built quickly. A typical feature is the false front which conceals a more modest structure
BRACKETornamental support for roof cornice, or arch or entablature ...
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Glossary of Classical Architectural Terms
Acroterium: a sculptural figure or ornament mounted on the apex or corners of a pediment ...
Victorian Architecture
The most prevalent style found during the Victorian age in both commercial and residential buildings is Italianate.
A style of architecture, art and decoration which originated in Italy during the late 16th century and spread throughout Europe. It is characterized by overscaled, bold details and sweeping curves.
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