CHARACTERISTICS:

Chateau,Vaux-le-Vicomte

longitudinal axis through gardens --> extension, infinite space

-2 halves:  arrival from urban; departure to infinite through "tamed" nature

moat around chateau - entrance through triple arch

oval salon - windows on all sides

-idea of inside/outside space

verticality through windows, pillasters, roof, ornamentation

reflecting pool and fountains

landscape "sags" in middle so all is visible to a viewer

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Chapel (Smirice)

spatial juxtaposition combined with wall pillars

elongated octagon with convex sides

-oval spaces on longitudinal axis

-recesses and walls create pulsating juxtaposition

"reduced central church"

-synthesis of central and longitudinal spaces

-wall pillars --> possible to add/remove panels at will

"organism" in undulating surfaces

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Belvedere

strong medieval sensitivity

-like a castle, dominates space; overlooking view

idea of centralization and extension without cartesian grid

the "infinite Baroque garden" is an enclosed space here

-creates independent, intimate, private world

volumetric integration and skin-like walls = completely new concept

-vibrating, ever-changing, like a fairy tale

sectional element - things appearing and disappearing from view

sculptures- NOT classical as seen before, but magical, fantastical

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Vierzehnheiligen

latin-cross basilica plan, though true center is not at intersection

-creates spacial syncopation

-longitudinal axis (with large main altar) and center (with Rococo altar) are equally emphasized

entering reveals a different world of infinite, luminous space

oval baldachins placed around interior

colossal columns and pilasters

transverse-barrel-vaulted chapels instead of aisles with columns

strong axial emphasis

clear sightliness and good acoustics for preaching

facade - three-dimensionality

-lower portion - double pillasters (strong Greek/Roman influence)

-upper portion - scroll buttresses

Wall-Pillar Church

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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

undulating oval plan with longitudinal axis

-descriptive geometry rather than precise ratios; no right corners

-curving side walls create idea of Greek Cross plan

dome coffered with octagons, hexagons and trinitarian crosses

facade:  reflects interior play of concave/convex

-oscillating entablature

-sculpture and angels --> upward movement

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Chateau, Versailles

radiating garden plan - everything extends from center of palace

fountains - drained 37,000 acres of land to run them

symmetrical extensions added - salons and Hall of Mirrors

-built in gigantic scale

U-shaped plan of palace

horizontal emphasis contrasted by  verticality of added chapel

gigantic stairs - asserting will of architectural intent

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San Andrea al Quirinale

1st, Architecture as Theater --> "scenographic" facade

convex entrance reaching towards street - expresses internal shape

facade

giant-order Corinthian pilasters support pediment

portico "folded down" with semicircular opening

short axis is the dominant one

pilasters replace chapels at cross axis

multimedia experience; tonal richness of materials

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San Ivo alla Sapienza

plan resembles a bee, geometrized by intersecting equilateral triangles

-influenced spacial fluidity of Modernism

undulating walls and complex shapes

-"moving surfaces" and "flexible forms"

entablature between upper and lower levels continues concave-convex rhythm upward

-(entablature usually separates the two)

Dome:  spiral lantern --> papal tiara, conch shell, Divine Wisdom

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Die Wies

relationship with landscape - volume like that of surrounding hills

-"humanized and spiritualized natural element"

numerous freely-shaped windows

NOT center of radiating forces, but a GOAL to discover our existence

walls like a membrane

interior double-columns removed from walls - purely decoration

rococo decoration --> colors are much more saturated than in Italy