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French Architecture
Rococo also known as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century artistic movement and style. Originating in France, the style ued the basis of baroque buildings but Rococo architects used a more graceful approach compared to the Baroque. The exterior was extremely ornate and used light colours, asymmetrical designs, curves, and gold. The Rococo was very playful and witty The interior decoration of Rococo rooms was designed as a total work of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings.
Baroque/Rococo
Château de Versailles.
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This palace went through four series of contruction and went through both the Baroque and the Rococo time period.
Palais du Luxembourg
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This building set up the taste buds of the Baroque period and was improved during the Rococo time period.
Hall of Mirrors
Palace garden
Palace of Versailles
Hall of Mirrors
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A Play Room
Luxembourg Palace
From outside with the gardens
Luxembour Palace.jpg
A Play Room
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Baroque style architecture was a secular style originating in France. Palais du Luxembour determined the sober and classicizing direction that French Baroque architecture was to take. For the first time, the principle front of a building was emphasized as the representative main part of the building, while the side wings were treated as hierarchically inferior and appropriately scaled down. The medieval tower has been completely replaced by the central projection in the shape of a monumental three-storey gateway.
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