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Pages in category "Baroque architecture in Denmark" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The combination of the Native American and Moorish decorative influences with an extremely expressive interpretation of the Churrigueresque idiom may account for the full-bodied and varied character of the Baroque in the American colonies of Spain. Even more than its Spanish counterpart, American Baroque developed as a style of stucco decoration.
The architecture of Denmark has its origins in the Viking Age, revealed by archaeological finds. It was established in the Middle Ages when first Romanesque, then Gothic churches and cathedrals, were built throughout the country. During this period, brick became the construction material of choice for churches, fortifications and castles, as ...
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 .
In Spain, the architecture of the first half of the 17th century showed the herrerian architecture heritage, with an austerity and geometric simplicity influenced by escurialense style. The Baroque was gradually introduced, especially in the ornate interior decoration of churches and palaces, where the retables evolved towards ever higher ...
Segovia, Spain 1720–1740 Teodoro Ardemans and Filippo Juvarra: Würzburg Residence: Würzburg, Germany 1720–1740 Balthasar Neumann: Karlova Koruna Chateau: Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czech Republic 1721–1723 Jan Santini Aichel, František Maxmilián Kaňka: Peterhof Palace: St Petersburg, Russia 1721–1755 Bartolomeo Rastrelli: Frauenkirche ...
Den Danske Vitruvius is a valuable source of knowledge about the design of many buildings and landscaped gardens in mid-18th century Denmark, many of which no longer exist. Some, like Copenhagen's city gates , have been demolished, while others, such as the first Christiansborg , were destroyed by fire.
The Round Tower (Danish: Rundetårn) is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV.Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.