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Architecture (5848 words) |
 | Anglo-Saxon architecture Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in 1066. |
| Architecture of Quebec The architecture of Quebec is characterized by the juxtaposition of the old and the new and a wid... |
| Hoysala architecture The Hoysala architecture is the stone temple Halebid, and Somnathpur. |
| AllRefer.com - rococo, in architecture (Architecture) - Encyclopedia (393 words) |
| rococo[rukO´kO, rO–] Pronunciation Key, style in architecture, especially in interiors and the decorative arts, which originated in France and was widely used in Europe in the 18th cent. |
| The term may be derived from the French words rocaille and coquille (rock and shell), natural forms prominent in the Italian baroque decorations of interiors and gardens. |
| During the 1660s and 1670s, the rococo competed with a more severely classical form of architecture, which triumphed with the accession of Louis XVI. |
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