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British Architecture

Cathedrals

Palaces

Gothic Cathedrals

Victorian Period

Castles

Crystal Palace

St. James Palace

Buckingham Palace

Palaces

Buckingham Palace

St. James Palace

Crystal Palace

Early gothic:

  • lancet windows
  • They developed from the Romanesque architecture.

Decorated style:

In England gothic is divided into three periods:

  • Main characteristics of Gothic cathedrals:
  • tracery
  • Grand and tall designs

- Built between 1531-1536

-Mary Tudor signed the treaty of

Calais

-1899 The palace was destroyed by

a fire

-Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were married in this

palace

- Queen´s official London Residence

- Used for ceremonial purposes for the royal family

-Built in 1705 for the Duke of Buckingham

-19 state rooms, ballrooms and gardens

- Changing the Guard Ceremony

  • Origin of Gothic cathedrals

-Built in 1851 during Prince Albert reign

-Purpose: Great Exhibition in Hyde Park

-Designed by Joseph Paxton

-Purpose: to display innovative products

Perpendicular style:

  • emphasize on vertical lines

Early gothic, decorated style and perpendicular style

  • The pointed arch.
  • They first appeared in Paris, in the second half of the 12c.
  • Emphasize upon the decorative style.
  • They were the result of architectural improvements
  • The ribbed vault.
  • The flying buttres

Slideshares related to the topic

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Conclusion

Due to its geographical characteristic English architecture has evolved differently from the rest of European countries specific forms, that makes English architecture quite unique.

It`s important to mention that British architecture`s history can be considered a very complex and extended one, as we can`t find a strict timeline between periods and architectural styles. However, we can roughly organize topics of different building styles in a chronological order, considering that many architectural styles were used in the same building at the same time.

Castles and Architectural Styles in Great Britain

Medieval Age (before 1485)

Elizabethan Period (1550-1625)

Tudor Period

(1500-1575)

  • Architectural Styles > Romanesque & Gothic Style
  • Motte & Bailey Castles - Simple Design and Quick to Build
  • Shell Keep Castles: An adaptation of the Motte and Bailey castle design
  • Concentric Castles: The most defensive castle plan, used to deter attackers
  • Renaissance style and the final flowering of Perpendicular Gothic
  • Focused on details and decoration
  • Rising of brick built castles.
  • Castles became Palaces
  • A comeback to Norman and Medieval period
  • A more clear, symmetrical Renaissance style
  • Power and supremacy was changed for luxury and comfort.

Early Modern Palaces (HamptonCourt, England)

Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, a 15th century brick built castle.

Motte & Bailey (Wiston Castle, Wales)

Shell Keep (Restormel, England)

Concentric Castle (Harlech, Wales)

The Victorian Age (1837-1901)

The Georgian Style (1715-1790)

  • Influenced by the classical design of Greece and Rome
  • New architectural styles such as Baroque, Palladian, Neo- Classical, Greek Revival and Italianate
  • A Comeback to traditional British architectural styles, the most popular being the Tudor, Medieval, Gothic Revival, Italianate styles.
  • Extravagant
  • Simple

Culzean Castle, Maybole, UK

Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

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