Known as the Counter-Reformation, Baroque architecture was part of the Church’s campaign to entice congregants back into Catholic worship. By constructing churches to inspire awe and emotion ...

In the Spanish city of Corbera d’Ebre, the hilltop ruins of a Baroque church have been strikingly preserved thanks to a sensitive intervention by the Barcelona-based studio Ferran Vizoso ...

Architecture is in the spotlight on one-and-a-half hour guided walks of the centre. From €19 (£16). The must-see: The copper-domed Salzburg Cathedral is baroque in overdrive.

The Baroque Churches of the Philippines of the ‘Peripheral Baroque Style’ have maintained its authentic features and admirable building technology that is reflective of church architecture of ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture between the early 17th and mid-18th century. Its roots lay in the traditions of ...

Romanesque architecture stands side by side with Gothic, baroque and even --… Visiting a city as old and history-rich as Prague is indescribably rewarding for an architecture lover because the history ...

Art Bites 147: Gothic Church Architecture, the Pointed Arch and More Light. Clip | 6m 51s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with glorious ...

A popular county choir will perform a 'Baroque masterpiece' at Pershore Abbey. Bach's B Minor Mass is a major undertaking for the Elgar Chorale which, led by musical director Piers Maxim, will ...

At the summit, the church’s ornate façade gleams, while inside, the chancel and high altar—crafted by artists brought in directly from Rome—reflect the international ambition of Portuguese ...

Had he visited the Villa Borghese, then, our tourist might be tempted to pop in to the church. If he did, tucked away in the back he’d be rewarded with the masterpiece of High Baroque sculpture, ...