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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. |
| Palladian architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2858 words) |
| In both his architectural treatises and the buildings Palladio designed and built, he followed the principles defined by the Roman architect Vitruvius and his 15th-century disciple Leone Battista Alberti who adhered to principles of classical Roman architecture, as opposed to the rich ornamental style of the Renaissance. |
| Mentioned by Sebastiano Serlio (1475–1554) in his seven-volume architectural book Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva expounding the ideals of Vitruvius and Roman architecture, this arched window is flanked by two lower rectangular openings, a motif that first appeared in the triumphal arches of ancient Rome. |
| Hoban, born in Callan, County Kilkenny, in 1762, studied architecture in Dublin, where Leinster House (built circa 1747) was one of the finest buildings at the time. |
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