Western European Baroque architecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:associatedWith Catholic Church
gptkbp:characterizedBy dynamic forms
grand scale
ornate decoration
dramatic use of light and shadow
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Mannerism
gptkbp:feature colonnades
frescoed ceilings
sculptural ornamentation
elaborate staircases
oval domes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western European Baroque architecture
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Rococo_architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy Renaissance architecture
gptkbp:notableDesigner gptkb:Guarino_Guarini
gptkb:Jules_Hardouin-Mansart
gptkb:Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini
gptkb:Francesco_Borromini
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:St._Peter's_Basilica
gptkb:Palace_of_Versailles
gptkb:Würzburg_Residence
gptkbp:period 17th century
18th century
gptkbp:purpose express power and grandeur
inspire awe
gptkbp:region gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:English_Baroque_architecture
gptkb:German_Baroque_architecture
French Baroque architecture
Spanish Baroque architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Russian_Baroque_architecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7