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Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical Architecture

Architects of the Renaissance revival of classical proportion and order, the Baroque period's dramatic reworking of that vocabulary, and the later Neoclassical return to strict classical forms, from the fifteenth through the early nineteenth century. Belongs here: any architect whose defining work falls within these related, sequential Western classical revivals. Does not belong here: an architect of ancient antiquity itself, or one working after eclectic revivalism supersedes strict neoclassicism.

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Era of Emergence
1400 CE 1
Origin Region
Italy (Florence) 1
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  • Wikipedia, Renaissance architecture, lead section, era
    It began in Florence in the early 15th century and reflected a revival of classical Greek and Roman principles such as symmetry, proportion, and geometry.
  • Wikipedia, Renaissance architecture, lead section, region
    Developed first in Florence, with Filippo Brunelleschi as one of its innovators, the Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian cities.
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