Never before or later in Polish architecture did the wealth of forms and details take on such a spectacular scale as in the Baroque era, when temples and palaces were designed with exceptional panache ...

And unlike the opulent Baroque styles of the preceding era, Georgian architecture was exponentially ... “The bones are still there, but the ornamentation was pared down and at times the function ...

Although its architecture style is mainly Baroque, León Cathedral also features ... The carvings and ornamentation on the walls are fairly discreet, highlighting the building’s massive structure.

Baroque architecture is closely entwined with the Counter-Reformation, an effort by the Catholic Church to respond to the rising challenge of Protestantism across Europe. Church leaders used ...

Between small stores and noisy cafés, the baroque world of the Asam Church ... decorated with four reliefs and two golden, star-shaped ornaments, one enters the small church.