DK Travel : Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : Top 10 Architectural Styles

Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : Top 10 Architectural Styles

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1. Romanesque

10th–12th centuries. Semi-circular arches and hefty columns. The style is called “Norman” in Britain.
2. Gothic

13th–16th centuries. Pointed arches allowed for lighter structures.
3. Scheldt (or Scaldian) Gothic

13th–14th centuries. An early, rather austere version of Gothic typical of northern Belgium (around the River Scheldt).
4. Brabantine and Flamboyant Gothic

14th–15th centuries. A daintier form of Gothic, used for town halls like Bruges’ Stadhuis.
5. Renaissance

15th–17th centuries. An elegant style taking its inspiration from Greek and Roman architecture.
6. Baroque

17th–18th centuries. A lavish interpretation of Classical style, full of exuberance and swagger.
7. Neo-Classical

18th–19th centuries. Classical revisited again, even more determined to emulate Greek and Roman temples.
8. Neo-Gothic

19th-century. Gothic style revisited. Adopted particularly by the Catholic Revival.
9. Art Nouveau

Late 19th–early 20th centuries. A florid, organic style, an effort to create an utterly new approach: hence “new art”.
10. Art Deco

1920s–1930s. A brash, angular but glamorous style. Name is based on a decorative arts exhibition in Paris in 1925.