style of architecture

Noun
  1. Architecture as a kind of art form (synset 105849878)
    is a type of: art form - (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
    subtypes:
    • bauhaus - a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
    • byzantine architecture - the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics
    • classical architecture, greco-roman architecture - architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
    • gothic, gothic architecture - a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
    • romanesque, romanesque architecture - a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
    • moorish, moorish architecture - a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
    • victorian architecture - a style of architecture used in Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation
    same as: architectural style, type of architecture

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