ARCHITECTURAL EXAMPLES

St peter basilica

The most important building in Italian Renaissance and the largest church in the world.

Donato Bramante

The first Roman Renaissance architect who designed the original plan (Greek Cross) for St. Peter Basilica.

Guiliano da Sangallo

Continued the works left by Bramante and designed the extension of the lofty campanile and elaborated Central Dome for St. Peter Basilica.

Raphael

Proposed a Latin Cross Plan for St. Peter Basilica.

Baldassare Peruzzi

Changed the plan of Raphael back to the Greek Cross Plan for St. Peter Basilica.

Antonio da Sangallo

Altered the plan of Peruzzi and designed the extension of the lofty campanile and elaborated Central Dome for St. Peter Basilica.

Michaelangelo Buonarrotti

Introduced again the Greek Cross Plan and strengthened the piers of the dome for St. Peter Basilica.

Domenico Fontana

Supervised the completion of the central dome of Michaelangelo for St. Peter Basilica.

Giacomo Barrozi da Vignola

Added only side domes/cupolas for St. Peter Basilica.

Carlo Maderna

Lengthened the nave to form a Latin Cross and added a gigantic façade for St. Peter Basilica.

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Designed the entrance Piazza with 284 Ionic Columns and the Tuscan colonnade for St. Peter Basilica.

French Renaissance

Delayed for 25 years and united France as a single kingdom.

Paris

Became the center of French Renaissance and known as the city of stones, fashion, arts, and literature.

Jean Gaijon

A personality of the Early Period of French Renaissance.

Solomon de Brojxe

A personality of the Classical Period of French Renaissance who designed Palais Du Luxembourg.

Jacques Jules Gabriel

A personality of the Late Period of French Renaissance.

Juste Aurele Meissonier

A personality of the Late Period of French Renaissance famous for his Eccentric Style (Rococo).

Rococo Design

Extreme forms of architecture in Baroque developed in France.

Sovereign Louis XV

One of the three stylistic phases of French Renaissance.

Sovereign Louis XVI

One of the three stylistic phases of French Renaissance.

Empire

One of the three stylistic phases of French Renaissance (1790-1830).

Chateau or Chateaux

Castles or residences for noble families.

Chateau de Blois

A chateau for Louis XII by Francis I and Francois Mansard.

Chateau de Bury

A typical French chateau consisting of a large square court fronted by a screen wall.

Chateau de Chambord

A semi-fortified chateau in the Loire District designed by Pierre L' Nepvan/Domenico de Cortuna.

Chateau de Maisons

A chateau designed by Francois Mansard on a symmetrical H-plan with a central entrance and twin oval-shaped side vestibules.

Chateau d'Azay, Rideu

A chateau built on an island.

Palais de Fontainebleau

A palace designed by Le Breton on a former convent site and considered as the favorite residence of Francis I.

Palais de Versailles

A palace successively designed by Le Van, Jules Mansard, and Gabriel, with a magnificent formal garden by Le Notre.

Palais de Louvre, Paris

One of the most imposing palaces in Europe, designed by Pierre Lescot over an old Gothic Chateau.

Palais de Tuileris, Paris

A palace used as a residence by French rulers until destroyed in 1871.

Elizabethan Mansion

A primarily secular mansion with exterior decorations such as towers, gables, parapets, and chimneystacks. It is set in a formal garden with courts, terraces, lakes, and mountain hedges.

Jacobean Architecture

A style of architecture influenced by the Italian Renaissance and characterized by the use of bricks. It includes features such as the grand staircase, great hall, long gallery, and withdrawing room.

Stuart Architecture

Divided into two phases - Jones Architecture and Wren Architecture. Jones Architecture is influenced by the Italian Renaissance and characterized by the use of bricks, while Wren Architecture is influenced by the French Renaissance.

Georgian Architecture

Divided into two phases - Anglo-Palladian and Antiquarian Phase. Anglo-Palladian architecture follows strict Roman forms, while the Antiquarian Phase is influenced by Greek and Gothic revival styles.

Late English Renaissance Period

Divided into two divisions - Stuart Architecture and Georgian Architecture. Stuart Architecture includes Jones Architecture and Wren Architecture, while Georgian Architecture includes Anglo-Palladian and Antiquarian Phase.

Mansions

There are two types of mansions - smaller type with a central hall, kitchen, office, withdrawing room, and living room, and larger type with a great hall, grand staircase, long gallery, withdrawing room, bedroom, and private chapel.

Colleges

Examples include Caius Colleges and S. John's Colleges.

Schools

New elementary schools were erected for the poor.

Town House

Used as a stopover or rest house by country travelers.

Domestic

Examples include Hatfield House, Holland House, Branshill House, and Aston Hall.

Simple Block Plan

A type of Georgian architecture with a symmetrical design, compactly arranged rooms, and a central hall and staircase.

Central Block with Wings

A type of Georgian architecture with a pediment and portico style, a central block containing the main rooms, and wings containing additional rooms.

Russian Renaissance

Emerged in Moscow and influenced by Italian architects. Examples include St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, and St. Basil's Cathedral.

Netherland

Influenced by the Italian, French, and German Renaissance. Examples include Townhall, Antwerp, Guildhouse, Brussels, and St. Pierre, Ghent.

Dutch Renaissance

Characterized by plain and regular designs, with influences from Spanish and Oriental architecture. Brick was extensively used, and Baroque was not tolerated. Examples include Townhall, Desden, Townhall, Leyden, and Royal Palace, Amsterdam.