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Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture — across the world through a consideration of socio-cultural, political, economic and technological influences. The main article for this category is History of architecture .
1865 – Birth of French architect Paul Charbonnier. 1864 – Birth of French Art Nouveau architect Jules Lavirotte. 1863 – United States Capitol building dome in Washington, D.C., is completed. 1862 – Construction begins on Henri Labrouste's reading room at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (site Richelieu). 1861 – Birth of Victor Horta.
The emphatically classical church façade of Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza (1578–90) was designed by the influential Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio.. During the Italian Renaissance and with the demise of Gothic style, major efforts were made by architects such as Leon Battista Alberti, Sebastiano Serlio and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola to revive the language of architecture of first and ...
It was a major ally during World War II, a main participant in the Cold War, and it grew in power to become one of the world's two superpowers (the other being the United States). The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. History, by subject (see also, timelines) History, by field. History of art History of painting; History of business
The German Imperial Embassy (designed 1911–12) on Saint Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg is considered the key template for Stripped Classicism. It was stripped still further when the large statues originally placed on the plinth on the roof were removed during World War I Victoria Palace, Bucharest, Romania, 1937–1944, by Duiliu Marcu
The architecture of ancient Rome has been one of the most influential in the world. Its legacy is evident throughout the medieval and early modern periods, and Roman buildings continue to be reused in the modern era in both New Classical and Postmodern architecture. It was particularly influenced by Greek and Etruscan styles.