Historical Architecture Periods - TSV

code	slug	name	description	keyFeatures	period	region	representativeWorks
01	ancient-greek	Ancient Greek Architecture	An architectural style emphasizing harmony and proportion based on mathematics and geometry.	["Three orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian)","Triangular pediments","Application of golden ratio","Entasis (swelling) of columns","Stone construction"]	8th century BC - 2nd century BC	Greece, Southern Italy, Asia Minor	["Parthenon (Athens)","Erechtheion","Temple of Olympian Zeus","Temples of Paestum"]
02	ancient-roman	Ancient Roman Architecture	An architectural style that achieved large spaces through arches, domes, and concrete technology.	["Roman concrete","Arches and domes","Five orders","Amphitheaters","Aqueducts"]	753 BC - 476 AD	Italy, Mediterranean world	["Colosseum (Rome)","Pantheon","Pont du Gard (Aqueduct)","Roman Forum"]
03	romanesque	Romanesque Architecture	A massive medieval architectural style characterized by rounded arches and thick walls.	["Rounded arches","Rib vaults","Thick walls and small windows","Latin cross plan","Massive appearance"]	Late 10th - 12th century	Western Europe (France, Italy, Germany, UK)	["Pisa Cathedral (Italy)","Speyer Cathedral (Germany)","Sainte-Foy Church (France)","Cluny Abbey (France)"]
04	gothic	Gothic Architecture	Architecture of light and verticality aiming for heaven with spires and stained glass.	["Pointed arches","Flying buttresses","Stained glass","Spires","Rose windows"]	12th - 16th century	Originated in France, spread throughout Europe	["Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris)","Cologne Cathedral (Germany)","Chartres Cathedral (France)","Milan Cathedral (Italy)"]
05	renaissance	Renaissance Architecture	Architecture embodying the revival of ancient Greece and Rome and humanism.	["Revival of classical orders","Symmetry","Domes","Rounded arches","Mathematical proportions"]	15th - 16th century	Originated in Italy, spread throughout Europe	["Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)","St. Peter's Basilica (Rome)","Palazzo Pitti","Villa Rotonda"]
06	baroque	Baroque Architecture	An architectural style characterized by dynamism, opulence, and dramatic effects.	["Curved facades","Lavish decoration","Dramatic light and shadow","Elliptical domes","Theatrical spatial composition"]	Late 16th - early 18th century	Originated in Italy, spread throughout Europe and Latin America	["Palace of Versailles (France)","San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (Rome)","St. Peter's Square (Bernini)","Karlskirche, Vienna"]
07	rococo	Rococo Architecture	An architectural style embodying elegant and delicate decoration and aristocratic salon culture.	["Shell and plant motifs","Pastel colors","Use of mirrors","Asymmetrical composition","Light decoration"]	Early 18th - late 18th century	France, Germany, Austria	["Grand Appartement de la Reine, Versailles","Würzburg Residence","Amalienburg","Sanssouci Palace"]
08	neoclassicism	Neoclassical Architecture	Architecture pursuing a return to ancient Greece and Rome with reason and simplicity.	["Strict application of classical orders","Triangular pediments","Simple geometric forms","Colonnades","Restrained decoration"]	Late 18th - 19th century	Throughout Europe and America	["Panthéon (Paris)","Brandenburg Gate (Berlin)","United States Capitol (Washington)","British Museum"]
09	art-nouveau	Art Nouveau	A modern style emphasizing organic curves and decorative qualities from nature.	["Organic curves (whiplash lines)","Natural motifs","Use of iron and glass","Stained glass","Architecture as total art"]	c. 1890 - c. 1910	Belgium, France, Spain, Austria	["Sagrada Família (Barcelona)","Casa Milà (Barcelona)","Casa Batlló (Barcelona)","Hôtel Tassel (Brussels)"]
10	art-deco	Art Deco	A style expressing geometric decoration and the aesthetic of the machine age.	["Geometric patterns","Zigzags and streamlined forms","Stainless steel, chrome, glass","Symmetry","Machine aesthetic"]	1920s - 1940s	USA, France, worldwide	["Chrysler Building (New York)","Empire State Building (New York)","Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris)","Bruno Montson House (Shanghai)"]
11	modernism	Modernist Architecture	Innovative architecture emphasizing functionality and rationality, declaring 'ornament is a crime.'	["Functionalism","Iron, glass, concrete","Minimal ornamentation","Ribbon windows","Open plan","Pilotis"]	1920s - 1960s	Europe, America, worldwide	["Villa Savoye (Le Corbusier)","Barcelona Pavilion (Mies)","Fallingwater (Wright)","Bauhaus Building (Gropius)"]
12	brutalism	Brutalism	A powerful and raw architectural style exposing the material quality of concrete.	["Raw concrete (béton brut)","Formwork texture","Massive scale","Geometric forms","Emphasis on functionality"]	1950s - 1970s	UK, France, USA, worldwide	["National Theatre (London)","Unité d'Habitation (Marseille)","Boston City Hall","Royal National Theatre"]