Strictly speaking, Baroque architecture refers to an opulent architectural style born in Italy in the late 16th century. “It’s a very broad term used for European architecture of the 17th and ...

With the premiere of ‘The Gilded Age’ season 3, take the opportunity to brush up on the architectural style that became ...

The term "baroque" denotes excessive ornamentation, curls, folds, and twisting surfaces, as well as a historical period known for its extravagant style. We will examine both the historical period ...

A museum opened last year in Puebla, two hours from Mexico City, that is as dramatic, exaggerated and awesome as the Baroque art it houses. Maya Kroth takes the tour ...

Its Baroque style, also known as barocco leccese, is marked by a uniquely exuberant ornamentation, blending grotesque figures, stylised vegetation, and entangled angels.

Ito, who won architecture’s Pritzker Prize in 2013, designed the building to be earthquake-resistant, a feature that was put to the test (and passed) when a 7.1-magnitude temblor struck less ...

Postmodernists were not the first to use architecture as a striking stage design and to toy with its viewer using optical illusions, twisted perspectives and buildings whose forms don’t quite follow ...

Explore the history and characteristics of Rococo architecture, ... a type of ornamentation featuring shells and rocks, ... Baroque was prevalent in Brazil in the 18th century, ...