Looking back a hundred years ago, the historic architectural style of a different beauty
3 min readThe initial purpose of architecture is practicality, but with the development of society, people’s pursuit of aesthetics, architecture began to pay attention to design, emphasizing the combination of practicality and aesthetics, but under the influence of political, social, economic, building materials, building technology, architectural design ideas, views and artistic quality and other factors, the architecture of different countries formed different design styles. Made today’s world architectural history colorful.
A careful look at every building in the world is like a talking architectural history, reflecting the development of local civilization, reflecting the development of human civilization and witnessing the progress of human society.
Nowadays, the architectural style of the world is constantly evolving with the civilization of human society, but the ancient architecture has left a profound imprint on the architectural field. Because of the ideological differences between China and the west, many different architectural styles are formed.
Western architectural style Western culture is relatively scattered, each country has its own historical precipitation, thus forming a variety of architectural styles.
Ancient Greek style of architecture,The ancient Greek architectural style pioneered the European architectural style. The towering columns are symbols of power, solemn and elegant, with the beauty of grandeur and magnanimity. Mounted on them are round carvings, high reliefs and low reliefs, creating a unique artistic style.
Romanesque architectural style,”Round vault, thick stone wall, solid and heavy piers, narrow Windows” are the indispensable part of the achievement of Romanesque architecture style, simple lines and complex modeling, creating a unique architectural style, without superfluous decoration Romanesque architecture thus appears more serious, vaguely revealing a mysterious and detached artistic conception.
Byzantine style,Byzantine architecture style is different from other European architectural styles, its unique circular roof has become a unique form of artistic expression. In the use of color, attention is paid to both change and unity, so that the interior space and external facade of the building appear brilliant. As the Byzantine Empire is located in the east-west traffic fortress, the advantage of the close communication between each other, so that the integration of the eastern Arab and Persian cultural colors, forming a separate Byzantine art.
Gothic style,Gothic architectural style is the European medieval architectural style, the overall style tall thin, gorgeous, mainly Latin cross composition. Flying buttresses and glass Windows are the most prominent features of Gothic architecture. The Latin cross composition is used as the frame to increase the strength of supporting the top, making the spire even more towering into the sky, and visually increasing the sense of line. Coupled with the majestic appearance and the empty space inside the building, the building has a strong religious atmosphere and expresses the strong emotion of mystery, pathos and nobility.
Baroque style,The word Baroque was originally meant to describe eccentricity, and was used by classicists to describe architectural styles considered deviant. The Baroque style relies on the random transformation of the shape to pursue the dynamic sense of architecture. It likes rich decoration and carving, strong color curved surface, curved surface and oval space as embellishment, to express the space in a deformed and incongruous way. Everywhere you can see fresco sculpture extremely luxurious, graceful and luxurious.
The gears of history are constantly rolling, and the design style is constantly changing with the development of society, but the ancient architectural style will always remain in the hearts of designers, immortal.