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The Architecture of Rome
As Greek architecture ran its course from archaic to Classical, and from Classical to Hellenistic, a small community in central Italy grew to great power. While Alexander was conquering the East, Rome was establishing herself as a dominant force in Italy. Before the beginning of the 1st century, her armies had over-run Greece. As a [...]
Baroque Architecture
Baroque architecture was brought to fruition in 17th-century Papal Rome and in many ways it is the final culmination of the earlier Renaissance. In the history of architecture, Baroque architecture is the triumph of drama and spectacle in Rome and beyond. It is manifested in a series of truly spectacular projects by the [...]
