What is the history of the development of European architectural style?

1, Renaissance architecture: is the history of European architecture after the emergence of Gothic architecture, an architectural style. In the fifteenth century in Italy, after the spread to other parts of Europe, the formation of each country with their own characteristics of the Renaissance architecture.

It is generally believed that the completion of Florence Cathedral in the fifteenth century marked the beginning of Renaissance architecture. On the question of when the Renaissance architecture ended, there are still different views in the architectural history community. Some scholars believe that until the end of the 18th century, there are nearly four hundred years belong to the period of Renaissance architecture. Another view is that the Italian Renaissance architecture to the beginning of the seventeenth century on the end of the Baroque architectural style.

2, Rococo style architecture: appeared in the late 18th century French classicism, popular in France, Germany, Austria and other countries. Rococo is mainly an interior decoration style.

It's style, however, because of the overly deliberate decorative techniques, often too much fat and powdered gas, the intention of the lack of high purity; stacking, soft and charming more than natural rhyme and elegance is not enough. On behalf of the Berlin Charlottenburg "Golden Hall" and Potsdam New Palace of Apollo Hall.

3, Romantic architecture is the second half of the 18th century to the second half of the 19th century, Europe and the United States in a number of countries in literature and art under the influence of Romanticism, a popular architectural style. Because of the pursuit of medieval Gothic architectural style, also known as Gothic Revival architecture.

4, classical revival architecture: the eighteenth century 60s to the nineteenth century popular in Europe and the United States in a number of countries, the use of rigorous ancient Greek and Roman form of the building, also known as neoclassical architecture.

Britain to revive the Greek architectural forms, typical examples for the Edinburgh High School, the British Museum in London, etc., the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Schenkel designed the Berlin Palace Theater and the Altas Museum are also revived Greek architectural forms; Brandenburg Gate to the Acropolis of the Acropolis of the mountain as the blueprint.

Expanded profile:

Western architecture is the construction of spaces for Westerners to live in and use in accordance with the Western concept of composition, such as homes, bridges, stadiums, kilns, and caves, by Westerners, using building materials such as clay, brick, tile, stone, and wood (and, in more recent times, reinforced concrete and profiles). Bridges, gymnasiums, kilns, water towers, churches, temples and so on.

Western philosophers have said: architecture is solid music. Ancient Roman architect Vitruvius's classic masterpiece "ten books of architecture" puts forward three standards of architecture: solid, practical, beautiful. These three standards have been influencing the development of later generations of architecture. Traditional Western architecture is dominated by masonry. Modern Western architecture is dominated by reinforced concrete.

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