european architecture an introduction to different styles
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European Architecture
An Introduction to different Styles
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Romanesque1000-1200
• Rounded arches
• Small, high windows
• Little Ornamentation
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Romanesque
• Accommodate numerous monks, priests and pilgrims
• Pilgrims came looking at relics
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Romanesque-Gothic
• Rounded Arches on buildings
• Pointed arches on church
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Gothic1150-1500
• Pointed Arches
• Flying Buttresses
• High Steeples• Focus up
toward God
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Gothic• Ribbed
vaulted ceilings to preserve natural light
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Gothic
• Stained-glass window panels leading to sun-dappled interior effects
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Renaissance1350-1600
• Rebirth of Classical culture
• Showed a harmony between human proportions and buildings
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Renaissance• Revival of
ancient Roman forms
• the column and round arch, the tunnel vault, and the dome
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Baroque1600-1800
• Complex plan shapes
• Grandeur, drama and contrast
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Baroque
• Rich surfaces• Bright colors
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Baroque• Complex
shapes were favored to heighten the feeling of motion and sensuality
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Rococo1650-1750
• Extremely Ornate
• Ceilings and walls seem as one
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Rococo
• Walls, ceilings, and moldings feature interlacings of curves and countercurves
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Rococo
• Light, elegant, and elaborately ornamented
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Fachwerk
• Half-timbered structures
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Fachwerk
• Built between 1300 and 1700
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Fachwerk• Style resulted
from insufficient wood
• Hay and plaster were used between wood frame
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Neo-Classical1750-1850
• Grandeur of scale
• Simplicity of geometric forms
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Neo-Classical
• Dramatic use of columns
• Antique simplicity
• Reaction against Rococo
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Romantic
• Organic – the harmony of nature
• Classic – bring order to chaotic world
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Romantic• Set a mood• Give a
memorable feeling
• Irregular, undefined quality
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Romantic
• Return to nature
• Seeks to celebrate the unknown parts of life
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Biedermeier
•Mid-1800’s•Apolitical
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Biedermeier1840-1870 • Tied to home
• Calmness and order
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Jugendstil1910-1940
• Art Nouveau• Floral motif• Use of
wrought iron for ornamentation
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Modern/Bauhaus1950 - present
• Founded by Walther Gropius
• Integration of art, craftsmanship, and technology
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Modern/Bauhaus• Associated with a
severe but elegant geometric style
• Economy of means