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Mar 22, 1400
Rome
Roman architecture underwent many transformations, and came to mean several different things. Romans architecture traveled with them, and expanded. -
May 13, 1400
Castles
Fortifications come in all shapes and sizes. Some are straggling like the Great Wall of China, others are more circular, such as a earthwork crowning a hilltop. -
Mar 22, 1500
High Renaissance
Pope Julius II wanted to redesign the chrurch of Constantine, so he rebuilt and remodeled it. The Bramante Saint Peters was a vast and dome shaped building on Greek cross-plain. -
Aug 4, 1500
Michaelangelo
He was a very famous sculpter and architect. He painted the Sistine Chapel, and did works for King Julius II. -
May 24, 1510
Raphael and Giulio Romano
Raphael was a designer of great palaces and Roman church design, also made House of Raphael. Giulio Romanos work was traced back in relationship to the imperial age. -
Mar 21, 1555
16th Century Architecture
During the secong half of the 16th century there was a great deal of architectural activity, also rules were formulated during this time about having the proffession of an architect. -
Baroque
The word "Baroque" originally meant mishappen or irregular-particularly with reference to pearls-but was applied by art historians in the 19th century -
Greece
Greek architecture began in the service of religion. They formed many temples to worship Gods. They were very precise about the shape, and size of the materials they used. -
Enlightenment
After the great Baroque systems had lost their impetus and self confidence, a fundamentally new sound situation came into being- the Enlightenment -
Colonial styles
Colonial architecture has special problems. When a new land or nation is captured, its inhabitants to adapt and use different building materials for their building type. -
Developments Since 1918
Efforts to introduce a style of architecture which responded to new social needs and required new materials were tenetive and fragmentory. -
Gothic Architecture
A considerable percent of Europe still lives in miedeval villages with Gothic architecture. -
Towards Modern Architecture
A different type of housing experiment was planned in London where high standard vernacular style homes were built around a church in general stores. -
Functionalism
Between the two world wars the architectual scene was dominated by international style. This indicates the variety and apparent confusion of the 19th century. -
Romanesque Architecture
Inumerable Romanesque churches, monasteries, and castles, still give a characteristic note to European architecture.