Architectural style: baroque

Baroque architecture (L. Bernini, F. Borromini in Italy, BF Rastrelli in Russia) is characterized by spatial scope, cohesion, turnover of complex, usually curvilinear, forms. Often there are deployed large-scale colonnades, an abundance of sculpture on the facades and in the interiors, volutes, a large number of fragments, arched facades with framing in the middle, rusticated columns and pilasters. Domes acquire complex shapes, often they are multi-layered, like those of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. Continue reading →