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Building ArchitectureArchitecture of the World

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Here is a extensive list of some of the architectural styles that you may come across in your travels. Good luck if you can recognize them, though you will become a bit of an expert of Renaissance and Baroque as you wander through churches of Europe.

  • Neolithic ("stone age")
  • Ancient Egyptian
  • Ancient Greek
  • Ancient Roman
  • Medieval
  • Gothic
  • Hindu Architecture
  • Islamic
  • Romanesque
  • Traditional Japanese
  • Renaissance
  • Baroque
  • Victorian
  • Romantic
  • Art Nouveau
  • Richardsonian
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Neo-Classical
  • Art Deco
  • Early Modern
  • Prairie Style
  • Bay Area Regional
  • Modern
  • Expressionist Modern
  • Deconstructivist Modern
  • Corporate Modern
  • Post Modern
  • High Tech
  • Expressionist
  • Vernacular
  • African Vernacular
  • Neo-Vernacular