Baroque+Architecture

__ Baroque Architecture. __

Baroque Architecture is characterized by new explorations of form, light, shadow, and dramatic intensity.


 * Features**
 * In churches, broader naves and sometimes given oval forms
 * Fragmentary or deliberately incomplete architectural elements
 * dramatic use of light; either strong light-and-shade contrasts
 * use of colour and ornaments, plaster, stucco, marble or faux finishing
 * large-scale ceiling frescoes
 * an external facade often distinguished by a dramatic central projection
 * pear-shaped domes in the Bavarian, Czech, Polish and Ukrainian Baroque
 * Columns


 * France Baroque Architecture **

Versailles’ chapel NEATO!

Chateau de Maison near Paris by Francois Mansart (1642)

Catedral Metropolitana, Mexico City, started in 1573.

Chapel of the Church of Santo Domingo, Puebla, Mexico.

Italian Baroque
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza by Francesco Borromini

Basilica di Superga near Turin by Filippo Juvarra

Famous Architect's Works
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