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BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
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Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy
Rounded arches and curve lines
Domes Carved or painted
ceilings Highly decorated
walls Painted in real gold Spiral columns Coloured marble Areas of light and
shade
EXAMPLE- ST. PETER'S BASILICA
The basilica is cruciform in shape, with an elongated nave in the Latin crossform but the early designs were for a centrally planned structure and this is still in evidence in the architecture. The central space is dominated both externally and internally by one of the largest domes in the world.
Length730 feet (220 m) Width500 feet (150 m) Height (max)448.1 feet
(136.6 m) Dome dia. (outer)137.7 feet
(42.0 m) Dome dia. (inner)136.1 feet
(41.5 m)
The change of plan. On 18 February 1607
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BY-MOMIN SOBIYA
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