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Architecture Time Lines

The document outlines the evolution of architecture from prehistoric times to the present, highlighting key styles and periods such as Ancient Egypt, Classical, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Art Nouveau, Beaux Arts, Neo-Gothic, Art Deco, Modernist, and Postmodernism. Each architectural style is characterized by unique features and historical significance, reflecting cultural and technological advancements. The timeline illustrates the continuous influence of past architectural principles on contemporary design.

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Architecture Time Lines

The document outlines the evolution of architecture from prehistoric times to the present, highlighting key styles and periods such as Ancient Egypt, Classical, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Art Nouveau, Beaux Arts, Neo-Gothic, Art Deco, Modernist, and Postmodernism. Each architectural style is characterized by unique features and historical significance, reflecting cultural and technological advancements. The timeline illustrates the continuous influence of past architectural principles on contemporary design.

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Architecture Timeline

Architecture in Prehistoric Times


Before recorded history, humans constructed earthen mounds, stone circles, megaliths, and structures
that often puzzle modern-day archaeologists. Prehistoric architecture includes monumental structures
such as Stonehenge, cliff dwellings in the Americas, and thatch and mud structures lost to time.

Ancient Egypt
3,050 BC to 900 BC In ancient Egypt, powerful rulers constructed monumental pyramids, temples, and
shrines. Far from primitive, enormous structures such as the Pyramids of Giza were feats of engineering
capable of reaching great heights.

Classical
850 BC to 476 AD From the rise of ancient Greece until the fall of the Roman empire, great buildings
were constructed according to precise rules. The Classical Orders, which defined column styles and
entablature designs, continue to influence building design in modern times.

Byzantine
527 to 565 AD. After Constantine moved the capital of the Roman empire to Byzantium (now called
Istanbul) in 330 AD, Roman architecture evolved into a graceful, classically-inspired style that used brick
instead of stone, domed roofs, elaborate mosaics, and classical forms. Emperor Justinian (527 AD to 565
AD) led the way.

Romanesque
800 to 1200 AD As Rome spread across Europe, heavier, stocky Romanesque architecture with rounded
arches emerged. Churches and castles of the early Medieval period were constructed with thick walls
and heavy piers.

Gothic Architecture
1100 to 1450 AD Pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and other innovations led to taller,
more graceful architecture. Gothic ideas gave rise to magnificent cathedrals like Chartres and Notre
Dame.

Renaissance Architecture
1400 to 1600 AD A return to classical ideas ushered an "age of awakening" in Italy, France, and England.
Andrea Palladio and other builders looked the classical orders of ancient Greece and Rome. Long after
the Renaissance era ended, architects in the Western world found inspiration in the beautifully
proportioned architecture of the period.

Baroque Architecture
1600 to 1830 AD In Italy, the Baroque style is reflected in opulent and dramatic churches with irregular
shapes and extravagant ornamentation. In France, the highly ornamented Baroque style combines with
Classical restraint. Russian aristocrats were impressed by Versailles in France, and incorporated Baroque
ideas in the building of St. Petersburg. Elements of the elaborate Baroque style are found throughout
Europe.
Rococo Architecture
1650 to 1790 AD During the last phase of the Baroque period, builders constructed graceful white
buildings with sweeping curves. These Rococo buildings are elegantly decorated with scrolls, vines, shell-
shapes, and delicate geometric patterns.

Neoclassicism in Architecture
1730 to 1925 AD A keen interest in ideas of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio inspired a return of
classical shapes in Europe, Great Britain and the United States. These buildings were proportioned
according to the classical orders with details borrowed from ancient Greece and Rome.

Art Nouveau Architecture


1890 to 1914 AD Known as the New Style, Art Nouveau was first expressed in fabrics and graphic design.
The style spread to architecture and furniture in the 1890s. Art Nouveau buildings often have
asymmetrical shapes, arches and decorative surfaces with curved, plant-like designs.

Beaux Arts Architecture


1895 to 1925 AD Also known as Beaux Arts Classicism, Academic Classicism, or Classical Revival, Beaux
Arts architecture is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate
ornamentation.

Neo-Gothic Architecture
1905 to 1930 AD In the early twentieth century, Gothic ideas were applied to modern buildings.
Gargoyles, arched windows, and other medieval details ornamented soaring skyscrapers.

Art Deco Architecture


1925 to 1937 AD Zigzag patterns and vertical lines create dramatic effect on jazz-age, Art Deco buildings.
Interestingly, many Art Deco motifs were inspired by the architecture of ancient Egypt.

Modernist Styles in Architecture


1900 to Present. The 20th and 21st centuries have seen dramatic changes and astonishing diversity.
Modern-day trends include Art Moderne and the Bauhaus school coined by Walter Gropius,
Deconstructivism, Formalism, Modernism, and Structuralism.

Postmodernism in Architecture
1972 to Present. A reaction against the Modernist approaches gave rise to new buildings that
reinvented historical details and familiar motifs. Look closely at these architectural movements and you
are likely to find ideas that date back to classical and ancient times.

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