... and The Coliseum, to represent these styles. In fact the whole St. peter (including St. Peter's Square) exists out of two architecture styles: The Renaissance and the Baroque. St. Peter's basilica represents Renaissance architecture and the St. Peter's Square represents the Baroque style and the Coliseum is a beautiful example of the Ancient Roman architecture. In the next paragraphs I'll explain these ... . An open area bordered by colonnades with shops, it was the city's chief meeting place and the site of the primary religious and civic buildings. One civic building was the basilica, ...

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... system Ashlar masonry: carefully cut and grooved stones that support a building without the use of concrete or other kinds of masonry Atrium: a courtyard in a Roman house or before a Christian church Basilica: in Roman architecture, a large axially planned building with a nave, side aisles, and apses Bust: a sculpture depicting a head, neck, and upper chest of a figure Coffer: in architecture, a sunken panel in a ceiling ... in the walls of catacombs to receive the dead Lunette: a crescent-shaped space, sometimes over a doorway, that contains sculpture or painting Narthex: the closet pa...

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... to Byzantine came Carolingian architecture in the 9th and 10th centuries. This finally brings us to the time period of Romanesque Architecture, 11th and 12th centuries, where we find the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, Italy, and the Durham Cathedral in Durham, England. In this essay, similarities and differences between these two regionally contrasting buildings will be presented. In these ... on the East and West axis with its transept running perpendicularly North and South in the cruciform model. This church flows in its direction and style. Durham Cathedral, plan view Basilica of ...

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... , Canterbury and Lincoln are all characterized by being dark solemn spaces, the outsides are simple and they are made up of many parts. They are all influenced by the Roman Basilica with a few differences, their walls are made up of stone vaults that needed more support, to make sure that the roof was supported the walls were made thicker and piers ... ...

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... shall taste the monastic life for a short while"7 There are three basic types of Greek Orthodox architecture that can be observed in Cyprus: Tricorn temple with adome -Triflexed arch-roofed basilica -Wooden-roofed, one-room stretchertemple8. One fairy common observance is the colours used in the decoration of the monasteries. For the most part, whites, light beiges and greys are used ... ...

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