Rococo Architecture

Name: Rococo Architecture
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The Architecture of Natural Forms

Created byFederico von Borstel

Last updated 8/2021

English

What you'll learn

Rococo Architecture
The course seeks to enrich your life experience.
The course enhances human development.
The course promotes self-learning.

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 1h 19m total length

Introduction1:46
Explore rococo architecture and its extravagant style, with an introduction to major palaces like Versailles and Catherine's Palace, and the architects associated with the rococo era.
Rococo Architecture 24:00
Explore how rococo architecture in France emerged as a lighter continuation of baroque, blending opulence, grace, and playfulness with organic forms, pastel colors, gold, and mirrors across Europe.
Rococo Architecture 316:58
Rococo Architecture 419:37
Rococo Architecture 510:17
Catherine Palace showcases rococo architecture with light-blue and gold interiors, ornate woodwork, mirrors, and the famous Amber Room.
Rococo Architecture 66:26
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Rococo Architecture 83:23
Rococo Architecture 92:13
Rococo Architecture 104:43
Course Catalog5:32
Navigate the course catalog and engage with Rococo architecture themes presented in this lecture to help learners locate relevant content.

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Description

This is a course on Rococo Architecture. Rococo Architecture blossomed in Europe following the Baroque Period of Architecture. It is an architectural style associated with wealth, prestige and power. It is a light and gay architecture based on natural forms such as shells and vines. It is an architecture that creates Sans soucis environments, environments without worries. Rococo Architecture created a very distinctive style that influenced buildings throughout Europe and by extension to other parts of the world.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone interested in Architecture and Rococo Architecture in particular.