Top 10 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.
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2. Gothic
13th–16th centuries. Pointed arches allowed for lighter structures.
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3. Scheldt (or Scaldian) Gothic
13th–14th centuries. An early, rather austere version of Gothic typical of northern Belgium (around the River Scheldt).
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4. Brabantine and Flamboyant Gothic
14th–15th centuries. A daintier form of Gothic, used for town halls like Bruges’ Stadhuis.
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5. Renaissance
15th–17th centuries. An elegant style taking its inspiration from Greek and Roman architecture.
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6. Baroque
17th–18th centuries. A lavish interpretation of Classical style, full of exuberance and swagger.
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7. Neo-Classical
18th–19th centuries. Classical revisited again, even more determined to emulate Greek and Roman temples.
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8. Neo-Gothic
19th-century. Gothic style revisited. Adopted particularly by the Catholic Revival.
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9. Art Nouveau
Late 19th–early 20th centuries. A florid, organic style, an effort to create an utterly new approach: hence “new art”.
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10. Art Deco
1920s–1930s. A brash, angular but glamorous style. Name is based on a decorative arts exhibition in Paris in 1925.
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