architectural style
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1. architecture as a kind of art form (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | art form, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bauhaus, |
| definition | : | a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918 (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | byzantine architecture, |
| definition | : | the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | gothic, gothic architecture, |
| definition | : | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | romanesque, romanesque architecture, |
| definition | : | a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | moorish, moorish architecture, |
| definition | : | a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | victorian architecture, |
| definition | : | a style of architecture used in Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation (noun.cognition) |
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