The difference between European style architecture and Chinese style architecture?

The difference between European style architecture and Chinese style architecture in my understanding is actually a cultural difference. Chinese-style architecture emphasizes balance, while European-style architecture emphasizes individuality and magnificence, so there are a lot of angles on the European-style architecture, while in Chinese-style architecture, this seems to be a big no-no.

Here are some of the characteristics of the European architectural style, are my collection from the Internet:

Rococo style

Rococo style is an architectural style, mainly in the interior decoration. 1820s in France, was developed on the basis of Baroque architecture.

Rococo style is characterized by: interior application of bright colors and slim decorations, furniture is also very delicate and on the cumbersome side, unlike the Baroque style as a strong color, decorative and intense. Southern Germany and Austria Rococo architecture of the interior space is very complex.

Rococo decoration is characterized by: delicate and feminine, often using asymmetrical techniques, like to use curved lines and S-shaped lines, especially the use of shells, whirlpools, rocks as a decorative theme, rolled grass, Shu Hua, tangled coiled, connected to a whole. The ceiling and walls are sometimes connected by curved surfaces, and frescoes are arranged at the corners.

In order to imitate the natural form, indoor building components are often made into asymmetrical shapes, varied, but sometimes flow in the artifice. Indoor wall painting, love with soft green, pink, rose red and other bright light colors, most of the line with gold. Indoor siding sometimes with wooden panels, sometimes made of delicate frame, frame around a circle of lace, often lined with light-colored Oriental brocade in the middle.

Rococo style reflects the French court aristocracy in the era of Louis XV interest in life, was popular in Europe. The masterpiece of this style is the Princess Salon of the House of Sobies in Paris and the Queen's apartment in the Palace of Versailles.

Baroque Architecture

Baroque architecture is an architectural and decorative style developed on the basis of Italian Renaissance architecture in the 17th to 18th centuries. Characterized by its free shape, the pursuit of dynamic, preferring rich decorations and carvings, strong colors, commonly used interspersed curved surfaces and oval space.

The original meaning of the word Baroque is strange and eccentric, and the classicists used it to refer to this architectural style, which was considered to be deviant. This style played an important role in opposing the rigidity of the classical form, the pursuit of free-spirited style and the expression of secular interest, etc., on the city square, garden art to literature and art departments have had an impact, once widely popular in Europe.

The Italian Renaissance late famous architect and architectural theorist Vignola designed the Jesuit Church in Rome is a masterpiece of the transition from Mannerism to Baroque style, which is also known as the first Baroque building.

Mannerism is a style of art in Europe in the late 16th century. Its main feature is the pursuit of grotesque and unusual effects, such as deformation and incongruity of the way to express the space, to exaggerate the slender proportions of the figures. In the history of architecture, it is used to refer to the tendency to reflect the pre-Baroque style in the works of certain Italian architects during the period from 1530 to 1600.

Rome Jesuit church plan is rectangular, the end of the protruding a shrine, from the Gothic church customary Latin cross evolved, the narthex wide, vaulted ceiling full of statues and decorations. Two rows of small prayer rooms replace the original side aisles on either side. A vaulted ceiling rises from the center of the cross. The altar of the church is richly and freely decorated, above the mountain flower breaks through the classical French style, for icons and decorative light. Church fa?ade borrowed from the early Renaissance architect Alberdi designed the treatment of the Florence Santa Maria Chapel. Above the main door, the layered eaves and flowers are made into overlapping arcs and triangles, and leaning columns and flat pilasters are used on both sides of the main door. Two pairs of large scrolls were made on both sides of the upper fa?ade. These treatments are unique, and later widely imitated.

Baroque style broke the blind worship of ancient Roman architectural theorist Vitruvius, but also broke the late Renaissance classicists formulated a variety of rules and regulations, reflecting the secular idea of yearning for freedom. On the other hand, the Baroque style of the church is rich and magnificent, and can cause a fairly strong mystical atmosphere, but also in line with the requirements of the Catholic Church to show off their wealth and the pursuit of mystery. Therefore, baroque architecture from the beginning of Rome, soon spread throughout Europe, and even as far as the Americas. Some baroque architecture excessive pursuit of noble spirit, and even to the point of tedious piling.

Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is the second half of the 11th century originated in France, the 13th to 15th century popular in Europe, an architectural style. It is mainly seen in Catholic churches, but also affects secular buildings. Gothic architecture with its superior technical and artistic achievements, in the history of architecture occupies an important position.

The structural system of the Gothic church consists of a skeleton coupon of stone and a flying buttress. Its basic unit is in a square or rectangular plane at the corners of the columns to make a double center of the skeleton pointed coupons, one on each of the four sides and diagonal, roof slate frame on the coupons, forming a vault. With this method, you can make coupons with the same vector height on different spans, with light weight vaults and clear intersecting lines, which reduces the thrust of the coupon feet and simplifies the construction.

Flying handrail by the side of the hall outside the pillar pier coupon, balancing the foot of the hall arch side thrust. In order to increase stability, often in the pillar pier spire. As a result of the use of pointed coupons, pointed arches and flying buttresses, the Gothic church's interior space is open, simple, unified. Decorative details such as flaps, niches, etc. are also used pointed coupons for the theme, architectural style and structural techniques to form an organic whole.

The following are various architectural styles and genres

Baroque Architecture French Classical Architecture Gothic Architecture Functionalist Architecture Classical Revival Architecture

Ancient Roman Architecture Romantic Architecture Romanesque Architecture Lockean Style Renaissance Architecture Modernist Architecture

Postmodernist Architecture Organic Architecture Eclectic Architecture