Architecture 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

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