Architecture

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Baldachin

A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It…

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Balcony

A balcony is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed…

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Indies Empire style

Indies Empire style (Dutch: Indische Empire stijl) is an architectural style that flourished in the colonial Dutch East Indies (now…

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Indian rock-cut architecture

Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the…

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Inca architecture

Incan architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America. The Incas inherited an architectural legacy from Tiwanaku, founded…

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Imperial Crown Style

The Imperial Crown Style (帝冠様式, Teikanyōshiki) of Japanese architecture developed during the Japanese Empire in the early twentieth century. The…

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Herrerian

The Herrerian (Spanish: Herreriano, Arquitectura herreriana) was developed in Spain during the last third of the 16th century under the…

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Herodian architecture

Herodian architecture is a style of classical architecture characteristic of the numerous building projects undertaken during the reign (37–4 BC)…

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Henry IV style

The Henry IV style was the predominant architectural idiom in France under the patronage of Henry IV (1589–1610). The modernisation…

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Henry II style

The Henry II style was the chief artistic movement of the sixteenth century in France, part of Northern Mannerism. It…

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