Rococo prides itself on ornamentation and details ... “It’s heavily influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, which explains the clean lines and classical details.” It also explains ...

Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg Castle (the sumptuous residence of the prince-archbishops of Cologne) and the Falkenlust hunting lodge (a small rural folly) are among the earliest ...

Sir Robert Smirke was an important neoclassical architect, designing buildings inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, and rejecting the frills of rococo and baroque architecture. He designed The ...