| Description | Style | Example |
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| Notable for its horseshoe arches, domes, and distinctive decorative tilework | |
| A subset of Classical architecture, including the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders | |
| A subset of Classical architecture, notable for its use of domes, arches, and concrete | |
| Known for its broad staircases, terraces, and wide, square arches | |
| Known for domes and minarets | |
| From the Eastern Roman Empire, characterized by wide barrel arches and vaulting and ornate mosaic | |
| The style of medieval Europe, notable for its semicircular arches, heavy stone walls, and small windows | |
| A sub-style of medieval European architecture which originated in northern France and England | |
| A style which originated in France, notable for its pointed (lancet) arches, flying buttresses, and ribbed vaulting | |
| Very ornate, distinctly Portuguese style, combining several southern-European styles | |
| Return to pre-medieval style; characterized by order and symmetry in arragements of columns, arches, and domes | |
| Based on the works of a 16-century Venetian architect, it enjoyed a revival in the 18th century in the new United States | |
| Most characteristic of this style is decorative half-timbering, steep roofs, and decorative chimneys | |
| Notable for gambrel roofs and wide, symmetrical windows; most famous in the United States | |
| Characterized by large windows, Mansard roofs, and ornate decoration | |
| Also very ornate, this style reached near-fantastical levels in decoration | |
| An emphasis on symmetry, as well as embracing the walls rather than attempting to make them fade away | |
| A French style with conservative, symmetrical architectural elements and ornate decoration, especially statuary | |
| Style in England and its colonies in the 18th century; most famously in red brick with white accents | |
| Notable style of the United States in its early years; largely symmetrical and rather austere | |
| An elegant French style that flourished under Napoleon | |
| 19th century style, featuring wraparound porches, steep roofs, and heavily decorative carvings | |
| A style based on the revival of Italian trends, mostly in the UK | |
| Rugged, rustic style of the northern United States, notably using cut stone and bare logs | |
| A style based on the architecture of Spanish priests in California, notable for its clay roof tiles and stucco walls | |
| Parabolas and hyperbolas in architecture, with plant-like decorative elements | |
| Style made popular by Frank Lloyd Wright, meant to harmonize with the surroundings | |
| An American style characterized by low roofs, tapering square columns, and hand-cut stone | |
| A modern style, started in Germany, characterized by stark geometric shapes | |
| A modern style characterized by rough, stark shapes which emphasize the building materials, usually wood, steel, and concrete | |
Ivy League
Original 13 Colonies
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