The presentation provides an overview of Baroque architecture between 1600-1750 AD. Some key characteristics of Baroque style include dramatic, contrasting lights and darks, complex shapes, and decorative details. Baroque architecture spread across Europe, taking on local styles in countries like Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, France, and England. Some famous examples of Baroque buildings mentioned are St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Les Invalides in Paris, the Palace of Versailles, and St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

1. PRESENATION BY
M.TALHA RIAZ
M.HAMID ISLAM
M.NAWAZ
SAAD SAKHAWAT
SALMAN ALI
BILAL ASHRAF
QASIM ABBASS
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2. Baroque
1600-1750 AD
The name is derived from baroque pearls
-Pearls with unusual odd shapes
Compared to renaissance it was considered “overly-
decorated”
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3. Introduction
-Baroque style is dramatic.
-Strong contrast of lights and darks.
-Dynamic composition.
-Architecture is decorative/many details.
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4. -The plans of the building were usually ellipse or oval.
Complex shapes derived from geometric figures were also
used.
-In spite of their bizarre shape the buildings were functional as
well.
-Other details, on entablatures, doors, and keystones of arches
and at corners included volutes, stucco figures and scrolls
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5. Characteristics of Baroque
• Buildings in the Baroque style have many of these features:
• Complicated shapes
• Large curved forms
• Twisted columns
• Grand stairways
• High domes
• Trompe l'oeil paintings
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6. Interior
• Grand staircase
• Gallery
• Decorated corridor
• Paintings
• Carvings
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7. Baroque style spread throughout
Europe
• Italy
• Holland
• France
• Spain
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8. Italian Baroque
• Catholic Popes in Italy wanted architecture to express holy
splendor.
• They commissioned churches with enormous domes, swirling
forms, huge spiraled columns, multicolored marble, and lavish
murals. St. Peter’s Rome
• The same exuberance was expressed in non-religious
buildings. Example: The Trevi
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9. Spanish Baroque
• Italian Baroque also asserted itself in Spain
• Known as 'Churrigueresque' from the family
name, Churriguera, of a dynasty of Spanish architects
• Example: Palacio Real de Madrid
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10. Dutch Baroque
• Dutch Baroque architecture is a variety of Baroque
architecture that flourished in the Dutch Republic and its
colonies during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century
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11. French Baroque
• The Baroque style became more restrained in France.
• While lavish details were used, French buildings were usually
symmetrical and orderly.
• Palace of Versailles
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12. English Baroque
• Baroque architecture emerged in England after the Great Fire
of London in 1666.
• Architect Christopher Wren used restrained Baroque styling
when he helped rebuild the city.
Example: St. Paul’s Cathedral
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13. • In Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe, and Russia,
Baroque ideas were often applied with a lighter touch.
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14. Famous buildings of this era
1. San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome
• Designed by one of the leading Baroque architects Francesco
Borromini (1599-1667), the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
(also known as the Church of Saint Charles at the Four
Fountains) is one of the finest examples of Baroque
architecture.
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15. 2. St. Peter's Square, Vatican
• The St. Peter’s Square and its imposing colonnades with 140
statues of saints are the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-
1680) who was next to Francesco Borromini one of the most
prominent architects of the Baroque era
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16. 3. Les Invalides, Paris
• Les Invalides is one of the greatest masterpieces of French
Baroque architecture. Most of the complex was built by
French architect Liberal Bruant (1635-1697), while the
spectacular chapel dome was completed by Jules Hardouin
Mansart (1644-1708)
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17. 4. Palace of Versailles, Versailles
• The Palace of Versailles, one of the grandest palaces ever built
is the finest example of secular Baroque architecture.
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18. 7. St. Paul's Cathedral, London
• Built on a site of an earlier church that was severely damaged
in the Great Fire of London in 1666, the St Paul’s Cathedral is
widely considered as one of the finest examples of English
Baroque architecture.
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19. Thank you
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