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A return to more classical architectural forms as a reaction to the Rococo style can be detected in some European architecture of the earlier 18th century, most vividly represented in the Palladian architecture of Georgian Britain and Ireland. The name refers to the designs of the 16th-century Venetian architect Andrea Palladio.
18th-century churches in Europe (32 C) B. 18th-century architecture in Belgium (1 C, 1 P) C. ... 18th-century architecture in the United Kingdom (4 C, 28 P)
From the 18th century onward European influences were introduced into Ottoman architecture as the Ottoman Empire itself became more open to outside influences. During this period, the most predominant architectural style in Western Europe was the Baroque.
Old Indies 18th century-19th century; Indies Empire mid-18th century–late 19th century; New Indies late 19th century–20th century (mixed architecture) Dutch Colonial 1615–1674 (Treaty of Westminster) (New England) Chilotan 1600+ (Chiloé and southern Chile) First Period 1625–1725 pre-American vernacular
Baroque architecture is a building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy and spread in Europe. The style took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and the absolutist state in defiance of the Reformation.
The Russian Revival-representing Uspenski Cathedral from 1868 in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland. The idea that architecture might represent the glory of kingdoms can be traced to the dawn of civilisation, but the notion that architecture can bear the stamp of national character is a modern idea, that appeared in the historical and philosophical writing of the 18th century and was given ...
18th-century religious buildings and structures by country (16 C) Pages in category "18th-century architecture" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
While less innovative than earlier Roman architects, Fontana's writings and teachings greatly influenced Baroque architecture, spreading its style across 18th-century Europe. In the 18th century, Europe's architectural focus shifted from Rome to Paris. Italian Rococo, inspired by Borromini's ideas, thrived in Rome from the 1720s.