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The Renaissance was largely driven by the renewed interest in classical learning, and was also the result of rapid economic development. At the beginning of the 16th century, Germany (referring to the lands contained within the Holy Roman Empire) was one of the most prosperous areas in Europe despite a relatively low level of urbanization compared to Italy or the Netherlands.
The earliest example of Renaissance architecture in Germany is the Fugger chapel in St. Anne's Church, Augsburg. At that time, Germany was fragmented into numerous principalities, the citizens generally had few rights and armed conflict, especially the religious conflicts of the Protestant Reformation , ensured that large tracts of land ...
Pages in category "Renaissance architecture in Germany" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .
Renaissance architecture in Germany (2 C, 50 P) I. Renaissance architecture in Italy (15 C, 5 P) L. ... Renaissance architecture in Central and Eastern Europe
Renaissance Revival architecture in Germany (29 P) Resort architecture (6 C, 2 P) Rococo architecture in Germany (34 P) Romanesque architecture in Germany (3 C, 76 P)
Renaissance architecture in Germany by city. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. B. Renaissance architecture in Berlin (1 P)
The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin.
The Renaissance architecture coexisted with the Gothic style in Bohemia and Moravia until the late 16th century. During the reign of Holy Roman Emperor and Bohemian King Rudolph II, the city of Prague became one of the most important European centers of the late Renaissance art (so-called Mannerism). Nevertheless, not many architecturally ...