What are the characteristics of ancient western architecture

The scope of ancient Western architecture refers to buildings from ancient Greece to the pre-industrial revolution in England. It was mainly built of stone.

1 The ancient Greek architectural style was characterized by harmony, perfection and sublimity. The ancient Greek temple architecture is a concentrated embodiment of these style features, the ancient Greek "columnar", this norm and style is characterized by the pursuit of the building's eaves (including the frontal square, cornice, cornice) and columns (columns, columns, columns, columns) of the strict harmony of the proportions and modeling format to the human scale. Ancient Greece's most typical, the most brilliant, but also the most meaningful columns are mainly three, namely, Taurik, Ionic and Corinthian columns.

2 ancient Rome's architectural style is characterized by "must pay attention to the rules, configuration, proportion, balance, appropriate and economic". Thus, in the roof molding, appeared in the ancient Greek architecture is difficult to see the "vaulted" roof. It is this kind of "vaulted" roof that became the most obvious difference between the ancient Roman architecture, especially the house-like architecture and the ancient Greek house-like architecture. To "round" style, is typical of the characteristics of Roman architecture.

3 Byzantine architectural style is characterized by four main aspects: the first is the roof shape, the common use of "vaulted roof". The second feature is the overall shape of the center is prominent. The volume of both high and large dome, often become the center of the composition of the whole building. The third characteristic is that it created the structural method of supporting the dome on independent square columns and the corresponding centralized architectural form. Its typical practice is in the square plane of the four sides of the coupons, between the four coupons masonry diagonal diameter of the dome, as if a complete dome in the four sides of the coupons cut into its weight is borne entirely by the four coupons, so that the interior space to obtain a great deal of freedom. The fourth feature is the brilliant colors.

4 The overall style of Gothic architecture is characterized by: ethereal, thin, high, pointed. Sharp form, is a pointed coupon, the crystallization of the pointed arch technology; towering walls, contains a diagonal bracing technology, wall technology achievements. And the ethereal mood and vertical upward form, is the most accurate expression of the spiritual connotation of Christianity. The high and straight, ethereal and illusory image seems to point directly to the heavens, inspiring people to get out of this miserable, sinful world and run to the "heavenly paradise".

5 Baroque architectural style is the tone of opulence and novelty and joy, with a strong flavor of secular pleasure. It is mainly characterized by four aspects: first, show off wealth. It often uses a lot of expensive materials, fine processing, deliberate decoration, to show its wealth and nobility. Secondly, it is not confined to the logic of the structure, and often adopts some irrational combination of techniques, thus creating a special effect of anomaly and surprise. Thirdly, it is full of joyful atmosphere. Advocating secularization, opposing deification, advocating human rights and opposing theocracy resulted in the liberation of human nature, and the light of this human nature shone on the art, giving the Renaissance art a joyful color. The art of the Renaissance was colored with joy, and it went completely astray from the path of hedonistic supremacy. Fourth, the pursuit of novelty. This is the most significant feature of the Baroque architectural style. The use of oval-based S-shaped, wavy planes and elevations, so that the architectural image of a sense of dynamism; or mixing architecture and sculpture, in order to seek a sense of novelty; or with the staggering heights and forms of some kind of incongruity between the components, resulting in a sense of excitement.

6 Rococo style architecture is mainly characterized by all around the soft and smooth to the composition, especially like the use of curves and circles, as far as possible to avoid square corners. In the decorative theme, often like to use a variety of grasses and leaves and clamshells, roses and palms. Instead of marble, which was often used in the past, the soft texture of wood was used. The walls are no longer classically programmed and are replaced by panels with elaborate lines and a large number of glass mirrors. The use of delicate colors, such as white, gold, pink, green and yellowish, was preferred, while strong contrasts were avoided as much as possible. Line feet with gold, the ceiling is often painted sky blue, and often painted with floating white clouds. In addition, also like to hang satin curtains and crystal glass chandelier, furnished with porcelain antiques, trying to show the elegance of luxury. However, its style is too deliberate because of the decorative techniques, often too much fat and powdered gas, the meaning of high purity is not enough; stacking, soft and charming more than natural rhyme and elegance is not enough.