Abbey Church of St. Denis

1144

EARLY FRENCH GOTHIC

The abbey is where the kings of France and their families were buried for centuries and is therefore often referred to as the "royal necropolis of France".

Louis XIV, Palace of Versailles, c.1680.

FRENCH BAROQUE

Hagia Sophia (Istanbul 532-537)

BYZANTINE

St. Chapelle

1220-1236

FRENCH RAYONNANT GOTHIC

Housed holy relics of the Passion of Christ collected by Louis IX

Gerrit Rietveld, Schroder House, 1923-24. DE STIJL

The Dome of the Rock, 691 CE(Oldest existing Islamic building in the World) ISLAMIC

The Chrysler Building, 1930.

ART DECO

Mies Van Der RoheSeagram Building, 1958.

BAUHAUS

Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1937. PRAIRIE STYLE

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India. ISLAMIC ART

The Great Stupa, 3rd Century BCE, Sanchi, India. BUDDHISM

Ara Pacis, 13-9 BCE. Republic RomanTo celebrate the peace established in the Empire after

Augustus's victories in Gaul and Spain Dedicated 9 BC

Colosseum, 72-80 CE. EARLY EMPIRE ROMAN

Frank Lloyd Wright, Robie House, Chicago, 1910.PRAIRIE STYLE

Arch of ConstantineRome, Italy A.D. 312-315LATE EMPIRE ROMAN

Pantheon, Rome, Italy. 125-128 AD HIGH EMPIRE ROMAN

Victor Horta,

Hotel Tassel, 1890s.

ART NOUVEAU

Gislebertus, Last Judgment Tympanum(from Saint-Lazzare) Autun, France ca 1120-1135

ROMANESQUE

Westminster Abbey,

1245-1517

ENGLISH PERPENDICULAR GOTHIC

Also known as the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, it is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs.

Carlo Maderno, Saint Peter’s Front FacadeVatican City, Rome, Italy 1606-1612 ITALIAN

BAROQUE

Filippo Brunelleschidome of Florence Cathedral

Florence, Italy1420-1436

(*NOTE: Brunelleschi did NOT design the

cathedral… that was a guy named Arnolfo di

Cambio… Brunelleschi just designed the dome.)

EARLY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

Notre Dame Cathedral

1163-1345

HIGH FRENCH GOTHIC

Cathedral Complex, Pisa, Italy ROMANESQUE cathedral begun 1063, baptistry begun 1153,

campanile begun 1174

Temple of Athena NikeDesigned by Kallikrates

Completed c420 BC

CLASSICAL GREEK

The Parthenon, completed in 438 BCE.Sculptural designs by PHIDIAS

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

Antonio Gaudí, Casa Milà, 1905-1907. ART NOUVEAU

Chartres Cathedral

1134-1220

HIGH FRENCH GOTHIC

South Tower,1160

North Spire, 1506-1513

Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid and mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara Egypt Dynasty III OLD KINGDOM EGYPT

il Gesu, Rome

1550s

MANNERISM

Ziggurat of UrAbout 2100 BCE Sumerian

Thomas Jefferson, Monticello Charlottesville, VA, 1770-1806AMERICAN NEOCLASSICAL

Queen Hatshepsut’s Funerary TempleEgypt, Dynasty XVII NEW KINGDOM

Temple of Ramses IIAbu Simbel, Egypt, Dynasty 19 Ca 1290-1224 BC NEW KINGDOM

EGYPT

Frank Lloyd Wright, Guggenheim Museum, 1937. PRAIRIE STYLE

Church of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France ca 1070-1120

ROMANESQUE

Reims Cathedral

1230s-1260

HIGH FRENCH GOTHIC

Towers, mid-15th century

Palace of Aachen (Begun 786), GermanyCAROLINGIAN

The Erechtheion, completed in 438 BCE.Architectural design by MNESIKLES

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

Arch of TitusRome, Italy, after 71

CECommemorates the sack of

Jerusalem in 70 CE

ENGAGED COLUMNSCOFFERED ARCH in BAY

RELIEFS SHOWING the VICTORY

EARLY EMPIRE ROMAN

Exeter Cathedral, 1275-1369ENGLISH DECORATED GOTHIC

Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, c547. EARLY

CHRISTIAN

Carlo Maderno, Saint Peter’s Front FacadeVatican City, Rome, Italy 1606-1612 ITALIAN

BAROQUE