Styles of Architecture

Historical Prototypes for American Architectural Styles

Parthenon, Athens, Greece	Greek 600 BC-140 AD Greek Revival 1820-1860 Neoclassical 1900-1920
Coliseum, Rome / Pantheon, Rome, italy	Roman 146 BC-476 AD Federal 1790-1830 Jeffersonian Classicism / Roman Classicism 1790-1830 Octagon 1850-1860 Italianate 1850-1885
Baptistery, Florence, Italy	Romanesque 1100-1200 Romanesque Revival 1840-1900 Richardsonian Romanesque 1870-1900

St. Denis, Paris, France / Leeds Castle, England	Gothic 1160-1530 Gothic Revival 1830-1860 "Victorian" styles 1830-1900 Stick 1860-1890 Eastlake 1870-1890 Shingle 1880-1900 Queen Anne 1880-1910 Bungalow 1890-1940 Art Nouveau 1880-1900 Prairie 1900-1920 Arts & Crafts 1905-1930 Tudor Revival 1900-1920
Pitti Palace, Florence	Renaissance 1350-1550 Renaissance Revival 1840-1890 Beaux Arts Classicism 1890-1920
St. Peter's, Rome	Baroque / Rococo 1550-1700 Second Empire 1860-1890 Baroque Revival 1880-1900
Pantheon, Paris	Neoclassical 1700-1850 Neoclassical 1900-1920 Colonial Revival 1870-1920 Beaux Arts Classicism 1890-1920 Georgian Revival 1900-1940

Photos and their arrangement © 2005 Chuck LaChiusa
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