I.
Remember
baroque?
A.
revitalized
Catholic church
B.
emotional, appealing to
senses, sweeping, uplifting, WOW! Look at that!
II.
Palace
building
A.
Palace
building was the activity of choice by eastern rulers, not only kings that
built palaces but also princes throughout the country
B.
Purpose
was to overawe; modeled after Louis XIV’s “Palace of Versailles”
C.
Ie. “Schonbrunn”
in Austria; “Royal Palace” in Stockholm, Sweden; “Prince Eugene’s Summer
Palace” in Vienna
D.
How
baroque architecture looks – symmetrical, classical lines (angles like the
Parthenon, Roman arches, columns), statues, angled roof (bronze?), ornately
painted and sculpted inside
III.
Cities
A.
Capitals
remodeled or moved; purpose – to exalt the king and show off
B.
Features
1.
wide
boulevards
2.
huge
government buildings, strategically placed (not random)
3.
noble
townhouses along boulevards
4.
shops,
department stores
5.
social gap, “mind the carriages!”
IV.
St.
Petersburg
A.
Peter
the Great seizes the area from Sweden
B.
Window
to the West – decides to move the capital
C.
Modern
– streets, uniformity, parks, canals, stone bridges, lighting, architectural
regulations, social groups sectioned off
D.
Drafted
men to build city – 25-40,000 per summer; even food tax
E.
Drafted
privileged groups permanently if skilled
F.
Nobles
paid
G.
Bottom
line – a beautiful city but the peasants worked and the nobles paid