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== Byzantine Architecture ==

== Byzantine architecture ==

Byzantine architecture is mainly the characteristic architecture of the [[Byzantine]] Empire.

Byzantine architecture is mainly the characteristic architecture of the [[Byzantine]] Empire.

Architecture in the [[Middle Ages]] or [[Medieval architecture]] can be seen in the majestic [[Church|churches]] built during that era. There were two main styles: '''Romanesque''' and '''Gothic'''.

Architecture in the [[Middle Ages]] or [[Medieval architecture]] can be seen in the majestic [[Church|churches]] built during that era. There were two main styles: '''Romanesque''' and '''Gothic'''.

    

    

===Romanesque Architecture===

===Romanesque architecture===

[[Image:Basilica.jpg|thumb|140px|Basilica, Paray-le-Monial, [[France]].]]

[[Image:Basilica.jpg|thumb|140px|Basilica, Paray-le-Monial, [[France]].]]

Romanesque architecture was a continuation of the Roman tradition of building. This architecture is characterized by thick walls, rounded arches and small windows. Some examples of this period are: ''San Miniato al Monte'', [[Florence|Firenze]], [[Italy]], 1018-1062, ''Notre Dame le Grande'', Poitiers, [[France]], early 12th century, ''The Basilica'', Paray-le-Monial, France, 1090-1110, and ''Ste. Marie, Souillac'', France. c. 1130.  

Romanesque architecture was a continuation of the Roman tradition of building. This architecture is characterized by thick walls, rounded arches and small windows. Some examples of this period are: ''San Miniato al Monte'', [[Florence|Firenze]], [[Italy]], 1018-1062, ''Notre Dame le Grande'', Poitiers, [[France]], early 12th century, ''The Basilica'', Paray-le-Monial, France, 1090-1110, and ''Ste. Marie, Souillac'', France. c. 1130.  

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===Gothic Architecture===

===Gothic architecture===

[[Image:Burgos Cathedral.JPG|thumb|180px|[[Burgos Cathedral]], [[Spain]]]]

[[Image:Burgos Cathedral.JPG|thumb|180px|[[Burgos Cathedral]], [[Spain]]]]

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== Renaissance Architecture ==

== Renaissance architecture ==

[[Image:Dome of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence.jpg|thumb|Dome of S. Maria del Fiore in [[Florence]] by Filippo Brunelleschi]]

[[Image:Dome of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence.jpg|thumb|Dome of S. Maria del Fiore in [[Florence]] by Filippo Brunelleschi]]

The [[Renaissance]] period goes from 1400 to 1620 AD. This architecture was inspired by artists' works of classical Greece and Rome.

The [[Renaissance]] period goes from 1400 to 1620 AD. This architecture was inspired by artists' works of classical Greece and Rome.

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== Baroque Architecture ==

== Baroque architecture ==

[[Image:Havana Cathedral.jpg|thumb|Havana Cathedral, [[Cuba]].]]

[[Image:Havana Cathedral.jpg|thumb|Havana Cathedral, [[Cuba]].]]

This period goes from 1650 to 1750 AD. The roots of [[Baroque]] architecture were in Italy, and from there it spread to France, England, Spain and America. The ornament elements of this period are presented in more complex ways and imagery.  

This period goes from 1650 to 1750 AD. The roots of [[Baroque]] architecture were in Italy, and from there it spread to France, England, Spain and America. The ornament elements of this period are presented in more complex ways and imagery.  

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== Modern Architecture ==

== Modern architecture ==

[[Image:CCTV building en Beijing.jpg|thumb|left|CCTV building, [[Beijing]], [[China]].]]

[[Image:CCTV building en Beijing.jpg|thumb|left|CCTV building, [[Beijing]], [[China]].]]