Architectural style

Architectural Style

  • May 4, 1511

    Orientalism

    Orientalism
    It describes a critical approach to the representation of the Orient, it is represented as "European knowledge of the Orient". Some of the first ninineteenth-century Orientalist paintings were intended as propaganda in support of French imperialism, depicting the East as a place of backwardness, lawlessness, or barbarism enlightened and tamed by French rule.
  • May 4, 1580

    Elizabethan

    Elizabethan
    It is the showy prodigy house, using styles and decoration derived from Northern Mannerism, but with elements retaining signifiers of medieval castles. It also shows the influence of European Renaissance styles, it is more symmetrical than earlier architecture.
  • Renaissance

    Renaissance
    It demonstrated a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture, it also followed Gothic architecture and was succeeded by Baroque architecture. This architecture style is mostly emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts as they are demonstrated in the architecture of classical antiquity and in particular ancient Roman architecture.
  • Antebellum

    Antebellum
    It refers to the large, elegant mansions, the features had been characterized by whoever lived on the land. The antebellum architecture is so intertwined with the memory of American slavery that many people believe that these buildings are not worth preserving. This style is gransiose in scale, showcasing the power and prestige of Southern landowners before the war.
  • Early modern

    Early modern
    It is a new architectural style that based on the "rational" use of modern materials, the principles of functionalist planning, and the rejection of historical precedent and ornament. This style was largely inspired by the machine and by abstract painting and sculpture.