Style group gathers related styles into a wider family, such as the sequence running from Romanesque through Gothic to Renaissance. Wikipedia notes that Gothic architecture "is particularly associated with church architecture, but it is also the architecture of many castles, palaces, town halls, guildhalls, universities and houses," spanning several building types under one shared family look. This dimension lets a visitor see the larger movement a single style belongs to.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, 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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