FAH101H1 Lecture Notes - Carl Gotthard Langhans, Gothic Revival Architecture, Renaissance Revival Architecture
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Identi cation: name of the building, architect (surname, unless father and son), location(speci c), date (down to years), write sth about the building showing/what you know about the building. Know all the works of the architects in the textbook discussed in class. Beginning of modernism, neoclassicism as revolt against rococo. At the same time, also have many specialized styles came into play. What makes the 19th century so complex in terms of art and architecture is that there are too many to label, cannot label the period as renaissance or baroque . First part of 19th century is therefore know as the battle of styles . Victorian architecture: refers to the period when queen elizabeth in her reign (1837-1901), not a style (though in some cases it becomes a stylistic category), more of an era. Within victorian period, there were many different styles of architecture, e. g. , greek revival, gothic revival, renaissance revival, and others.
