Rococo
Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and interior design.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Abbey of St Gall | ||
| Aranjuez | Several of the palace's rooms are in rococo style, including the brilliant Gala Dining Room | |
| Bamberg | Old City Hall Building facade | |
| Belfries | City Hall of Lier is in the Brabant rococo style. (Dutch Wikipedia) | |
| Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe | Features added during the 2nd phase of construction (nomination file) | |
| Bom Jesus do Monte | The sanctuary, which has been rebuilt and enlarged over time, is marked by Baroque as well as Rococo and Neo-Classical style architecture (AB ev) | |
| Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust | ||
| Cesky Krumlov | Rococo chapel and Rococo theatre inside the Castle | |
| Congonhas | Church interior | |
| Drottningholm | ||
| Fertö/Neusiedlersee | Esterhazy Palace in Fertod | |
| Florence | After a fire, the interior of the Santa Maria del Carmine was rebuilt in the Rococo style in 1782. | |
| Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz | ||
| Genoa | Interiors of the palazzi | |
| Graz | Schloss Eggenberg | |
| Karlskrona | Skarva: The main house is a singlestorey structure with an H-plan that combines classical and rococo styles (nom file) | |
| Kraków | SS Peter and Paul Church | |
| L'viv | St George Cathedral | |
| Litomysl Castle | reading room in the interior | |
| Mafra | Rococo library (wiki) | |
| Moravian Church Settlements | Although the town plan possesses Baroque elements, the town was constructed in a time of change, and there are architectural elements from the Baroque, Rococo, and Classical styles. (nom file) | |
| Olinda | Chapel of Saint Anne in Franciscan monastery: "has a panel of tiles from the golden rococo period" (text on sign at the chapel) | |
| Pilgrimage Church of Wies | ||
| Potsdam | Sanssouci Palace | |
| Regensburg | Interior of both Collegiate churches | |
| Reichenau | church of St Peter & Paul at Niederzell "was decorated in rococo style in the 18th century" (AB ev) | |
| Salvador de Bahia | Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim: "The windows and elaborate volutes of the gable of the pediment of the façade are in the Rococo style. " | |
| Salzburg | The St. Peter's abbey was refurbished in the Rococo style between 1760 and 1782 | |
| Schönbrunn | ||
| Siena | Synagogue - "represents one of the few examples of architecture between Rococo and Neoclassicism" | |
| St. Petersburg | Catherine Palace and Oranienbaum | |
| Syracuse | The works on the Cathedral were completed in two periods and for this reason it presents, according to many, two ornamental styles; the baroque style and the rococo style. The first works began in 1728 and were completed in 1731. Then there was a pause of twenty years and it resumed in 1751, probably this is the period in which the late Baroque gives way to the Rococo style. The facade was completed in 1753. (wiki) | |
| Val di Noto | Palazzo Biscari (Catania): "In the interior is the "Feasts Hall", in Roccoco style" (wiki) | |
| Versailles | Several rooms decorated in Louis Quinze style | |
| Vienna | Karlskirche | |
| Wooden Churches of Maramures | The Church of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple: "The painter Hodor Toader did the painted decoration in 1806, using an iconography and style which confirms the influences of Baroque and Rococo painting, especially in the naos and sanctuary." (AB Ev) | |
| Würzburg Residence | Several rooms | |
| Yuso and Suso Monasteries | Tables in Yuso | |
| Žatec – Landscape of Hops | "The Stekník Chateau, with its terraced garden and preserved Rococo-style interiors, is part of the sociocultural testimony of hop production and trade." (AB ev) |
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