History of Baroque architecture Unlike other architectural styles, Baroque aesthetics didn’t come to be just because of a change in cultural tastes or ideologies. Rather, the catalyst for the ...

Emerging in Italy in the late 16th century, Baroque architecture stemmed from Counter-Reformation, a period of history when the Catholic Church launched a campaign to appeal to its followers ...

The Baroque movement took place from the beginning of the 16th century until around 1740. Although it is a cultural movement, influencing architecture, music, art, and even garden design, it ...

Architecture is in the spotlight on one-and-a-half hour guided walks of the centre. From €19 (£16). The must-see: The copper-domed Salzburg Cathedral is baroque in overdrive.

A row of baroque buildings lines the Schlossberg in Blieskastel, Germany. The town in Germany's Saarland is known for its architecture. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes) ...

LOWER SILESIA, Poland (KLTV/KTRE) - The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów, located outside Jelenia Góra in southwest Poland, is considered to be one of the greatest ...

David Watkin / The Architectural Review Nov 01, 2008 STROKES OF GENIUS PIETRO DA CORTONA AND ROMAN BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE By Jörg Martin Merz. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. 2008. £45 This ...