Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Architectural style • Architecture timeline: This timeline shows the periods of various architectural styles in a graphical ...
Functionalism c. 1900 – 1930s Europe & US; Futurist architecture 1909 Europe; Georgian architecture 1720–1840s UK & US; Googie architecture 1950s US and Canada; Gothic architecture; Gothic Revival architecture 1760s–1840s; Gotico Angioiano, since 1266, southern Italy; Greek Revival architecture; Green building 2000–present; Heliopolis ...
The architecture of Paris created during the Belle Époque, between 1871 and the beginning of the First World War in 1914, was notable for its variety of different styles, from neo-Byzantine and neo-Gothic to classicism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. It was also known for its lavish decoration and its imaginative use of both new and traditional ...
The Beaux-Arts style evolved from the French classicism of the Style Louis XIV, and then French neoclassicism beginning with Style Louis XV and Style Louis XVI.French architectural styles before the French Revolution were governed by Académie royale d'architecture (1671–1793), then, following the French Revolution, by the Architecture section of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
Second Empire style, also known as the Napoleon III style, is a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts originating in the Second French Empire. It was characterized by elements of many different historical styles, and also made innovative use of modern materials, such as iron frameworks and glass skylights.
William Watts Sherman House as built. January 5 – Palais Garnier, home of the Paris Opera in France, designed by Charles Garnier, opens. June 13 – Sage Chapel at Cornell University, designed by Charles Babcock, holds opening services.
Romanian architecture is very diverse, including medieval, pre-World War I, interwar, postwar, and contemporary 21st century architecture. In Romania, there are also regional differences with regard to architectural styles. Architecture, as the rest of the arts, was highly influenced by the socio-economic context and by the historical situation.
A prominent example of Byzantine Revival architecture in France is the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur in Paris, built between 1875 and 1914, based on the original plan of Paul Abadie. It features five elongated domes on the exterior and an interior with mosaics and other art inspired by Byzantine art. [9]