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    The document summarizes Baroque architecture styles in France and Germany. In France, Baroque architecture was more restrained and classical, inspired by the Renaissance and using techniques like columns, pediments, and projecting key features. Important French Baroque architects included Mansart, Le Vau, and Hardouin-Mansart, who designed notable buildings like Chateau Lafitte, Vaux-Le-Vicomte, and Les Invalides. In Germany, architect Balthasar Neumann designed flat facades and white, puff pastry-style towers, while Johann Fischer designed the Kalskirche.

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    The document summarizes Baroque architecture styles in France and Germany. In France, Baroque architecture was more restrained and classical, inspired by the Renaissance and using techniques like columns, pediments, and projecting key features. Important French Baroque architects included Mansart, Le Vau, and Hardouin-Mansart, who designed notable buildings like Chateau Lafitte, Vaux-Le-Vicomte, and Les Invalides. In Germany, architect Balthasar Neumann designed flat facades and white, puff pastry-style towers, while Johann Fischer designed the Kalskirche.

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    The document summarizes Baroque architecture styles in France and Germany. In France, Baroque architecture was more restrained and classical, inspired by the Renaissance and using techniques like columns, pediments, and projecting key features. Important French Baroque architects included Mansart, Le Vau, and Hardouin-Mansart, who designed notable buildings like Chateau Lafitte, Vaux-Le-Vicomte, and Les Invalides. In Germany, architect Balthasar Neumann designed flat facades and white, puff pastry-style towers, while Johann Fischer designed the Kalskirche.

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    Baroque Architecture

    France
    Restrained opulence Different type of Baroque architecture Look more to the High Renaissance, but with their own twists Inspired by Classicism too Called French Classical Architecture

    Chateau Lafitte Francois Mansart


    Mansart sets the standards Classic decorative themes Columns and pediments, roman arches, very restrained Tends to project the key portions of the building forward Trapezoidal Roof!

    VauxLe Vicomte Louis LeVau


    Built for Louis XIV minister of finance Mansart roofs Arhictects who worked on it worked on Versailles, mini Versailles Gardens designed by Le Notre, geometric patterns in gardens

    Les Invalides Jules Hardin Mansart


    Chapel for the hospital Center is projecting forward Pairing of columns Gold on dome The Italians are over the top, but they never have gold domes! Holmes-Chuba

    Versailles
    Started by Mansart, finished by LeVau Paired columns, areas that pop out Geometric garden, hundreds of fountains, statues on the top Hall of Mirrors

    Germany

    Balthasar Neumann
    Nothing projects out, faade is pretty lfat Loves white Puff pastry towers

    Kalskirche Johann Fischer


    First of all, this is really, really bad. Oh wait, thats all I have to say.

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