Baroque landmarks

Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe.

It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired astonishment, reverence and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria

42 landmarks in this catalogue are recorded as Baroque, across 31 cities. The examples here run from about 850 to 1928. 42 of them are photographed.

Most examples: Copenhagen (4), Cebu City (2), Mexico City (2), Munich (2), Porto (2), Rome (2)

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The description above is from the English Wikipedia article on Baroque architecture. The style attributed to each landmark comes from Wikidata, not from us — a building can honestly carry two, and several here do.