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Baroque Architecture : Buildings
Architectural Projects from around the World – notably Sixteenth Century Structures
post updated 13 Feb 2020
Baroque Buildings
This page contains a selection of major Baroque building designs, and a few Neo-Baroque designs. e-architect have picked key Baroque Buildings, principally in western Europe, with a focus on late sixteenth century Italian architecture.
Famous Baroque Building
St Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
Architect: Sir Christopher Wren
photo © Adrian Welch
St Paul’s Cathedral Building
Summary of key aspects of the building:
– Church of England cathedral
– seat of the Bishop of London
– dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604.
– St Paul’s sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London
– present church dating from the late 17th century
– built to an English Baroque design of Sir Christopher Wren
– as part of a major rebuilding program which took place in the city after the Great Fire of London
– one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London
– dominating the skyline for 300 years.
At 365 feet (111m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962. The dome is also among the highest in the world. In terms of area, St Paul’s is the 2nd largest church building in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral.
Baroque Architecture
Key Architecture Projects, alphabetical:
Christ Church Spitalfields, London, UK
Design: Nicholas Hawksmoor Architect
photo © Adrian Welch
Church of St George, London, UK
Design: John James
photo © Adrian Welch
Gesù, Rome, Italy
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picture © Adrian Welch
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
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photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Palazzo di Montecitorio, Rome, Italy
Design: Bernini; Carlo Fontana
image © Adrian Welch
Palazzo di Quirinale, Rome, Italy
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photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Palazzi e Musei Vaticani, Rome, Italy
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picture © Isabelle Lomholt
Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy
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photo © Adrian Welch
Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy
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photo © AW
Palazzo Massimo, Rome, Italy
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picture © Adrian Welch
Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Design: Michelangelo
picture © Adrian Welch
Piazza San Pietro, Rome, Italy
Design: Bernini
picture © AW
St John Lateran, Rome, Italy
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picture © Isabelle Lomholt
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome
Design: Borromini
picture © Adrian Welch
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
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picture © Adrian Welch
Sant’ Agostino, Rome, Italy
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picture © Isabelle Lomholt
Sant’ Andrea al Quirinale, Rome, Italy
photograph © Isabelle Lomholt
Sant’ Andrea di Valle, Rome, Italy
Façade Design: Carlo Rainaldi
photograph © Adrian Welch
San Carlo ai Catinari, Rome, Italy
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photograph © Isabelle Lomholt
San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy
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photograph © AW
Santa Maria della Pace, Rome, Italy
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photograph © IL
Santa Maria di Vittorio, Rome, Italy
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photograph © IL
Santa Maria Maddalena, Rome, Italy
Façade – 1735: Giuseppe Sardi
photo © Adrian Welch
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy
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photo © IL
SS Nome di Maria, Rome, Italy
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photograph © Adrian Welch
Santa Susanna facade, Rome, Italy
Carlo Maderno
photograph © Isabelle Lomholt
St Mary Woolnoth, London, UK
Nicholas Hawksmoor Architect
photograph © IL
Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Italy
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photograph © Adrian Welch
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Baroque Style Building
Vittoriano – Victor Emmmanuel II Monument, Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Sacconi
image © Adrian Welch
Key Baroque Public Spaces
Fontane di Trevi – Trevi Fountain
photograph © IL
Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
photograph © Adrian Welch
Piazza di Quirinale, Rome, Italy
photo © AW
Piazza della Republicca, Rome, Italy
photo © AW
Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy
image © AW
Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy
image © AWh
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