Architecture
- derived from classical antiquity
- designed to reflect emotional feelings
- important to place the building in the "right spot”
- land is starting to dictate building placement
- garden planning included niches for sitting, sex, etc.
Notable Buildings
- Somerset House
-English home
- gables
- hip roof - roof that slants in on all four sides
- center Palladian window
- tryptic window
- center window arched
- surrounded by dentil work
- symmetry
- quoins - brick or stone work exposed at corners of buildings
- widow’s walks appeared
- first time England didn’t define their own style
France
- L’Arch de Triomphe
- Le Petite Tranion
Spain
- the Prado Museum (in Madrid, wanted to be the center of arts and science of Europe)
- Astronomical Observatory
Poland
- Vilnius University (Warsaw)
Hungary
- Cathedral of Vac
Russia
- The Red Army Theatre (Moscow)
Interiors
- blend of roman, greek, renaissance and baroque
- walls became a focus and they were considered as their own entity
- themed rooms (Roman Room, Boroque Room, etc.)
Georgian Style (aka Palladian Style)
- hybrid of english manner style mixed with brogue and greek
- Malton Chapel, Westminster Addition, Close House
- interiors - emphasis on wall decor, flooring etc.
Regency Architecture
- flattening of the cool stuff
- blend of Greek Revival and German Renaissance
- interiors 0 highly decorated and very reminiscent of renaissance
Empire Interiors
- highly symmetrical and presentational
- rooms meant to be viewed as well as used
- drapery became huge!
- fabric used to cover walls and ceilings like wallpaper
- heavy use of moldings
- textiles and textile art was at its zenith as well as painted fabric
- fabric draping became an art form
- sheer and a heavier fabric used together
