One of the things that the traveler to Europe will be confronted with at every turn is the architecture they are encountering, and unlike the art they encounter their will more than likely be no accompanying descriptive plaque. This guide can supply much of the information that missing plaque would provide. The architecture style according to date range and a brief description of that style and its development.
The chapter headings correspond each major historic period to the major style of architecture during that period and also provide date ranges and estimated reading times for each chapter as you can see from the table of contents which is listed below.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Prehistoric Europe – Megalithic Architecture – 700,000 BP-140 BC (1 minute)
2. Greek Civilization – Classical Greek Architecture - 449 BC-146 BC (5 minutes)
3. The Roman Empire – Roman Architecture – 140 BC-AD 476 (7 minutes)
4. The Byzantine Empire – Byzantine Architecture – 330-1453 (2 minutes)
5. The Early Middle Ages – Romanesque Architecture – 800-1100 (2 minutes)
6. Later Middle Ages – Gothic Architecture – 1120-1500 (2 minutes)
7. The Renaissance – Renaissance Architecture – 1400-1600 (1 minute)
8. The Enlightenment – Baroque and Rococo Architecture – 1600-1725 (1 minute)
9. The Modern Era – Neoclassical Architecture – 1750-1850 (1 minute)
This eBook is the beginning of a series of Brief Travel Guides that address specific aspects of historic destinations in Europe that the traveler is likely to encounter and are published by MC Publishing who also publishes Brief Travel Histories of European countries.
The chapter headings correspond each major historic period to the major style of architecture during that period and also provide date ranges and estimated reading times for each chapter as you can see from the table of contents which is listed below.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Prehistoric Europe – Megalithic Architecture – 700,000 BP-140 BC (1 minute)
2. Greek Civilization – Classical Greek Architecture - 449 BC-146 BC (5 minutes)
3. The Roman Empire – Roman Architecture – 140 BC-AD 476 (7 minutes)
4. The Byzantine Empire – Byzantine Architecture – 330-1453 (2 minutes)
5. The Early Middle Ages – Romanesque Architecture – 800-1100 (2 minutes)
6. Later Middle Ages – Gothic Architecture – 1120-1500 (2 minutes)
7. The Renaissance – Renaissance Architecture – 1400-1600 (1 minute)
8. The Enlightenment – Baroque and Rococo Architecture – 1600-1725 (1 minute)
9. The Modern Era – Neoclassical Architecture – 1750-1850 (1 minute)
This eBook is the beginning of a series of Brief Travel Guides that address specific aspects of historic destinations in Europe that the traveler is likely to encounter and are published by MC Publishing who also publishes Brief Travel Histories of European countries.
