ROMANESQUE
WHEN: 6th to 11th century
WHAT: Semicircular arches, thick walls, sturdy pillars
ICONIC EXAMPLE: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe in Poitou-Charentes, France
GOTHIC
WHEN: 12th to 16th century
WHAT: Pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses
ICONIC EXAMPLE: Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy
RENAISSANCE
WHEN: 14th to 17th century
WHAT: Symmetry, geometry, proportion
ICONIC EXAMPLE: Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy
PALLADIAN/GEORGIAN/ NEOCLASSICAL
WHEN: 17th to 18th century
WHAT: Symmetry based on classical architecture of Greece and Rome
ICONIC EXAMPLE: The Circus in Bath, England
FEDERAL
WHEN: 18th to 19th century
WHAT: Classical architecture of the US, plain surfaces embellished by details in panels and friezes
ICONIC EXAMPLE: Old Town Hall in Salem, Massachusetts, US
ART DECO
WHEN: 20th century
WHAT: A devotion to symmetrical patterns of spheres, rectangles, polygons,…
