Set on a rectangular plan, the church had an ornamental ... The same was soon thought of all architectural projects – the Baroque did not simply build 'buildings'; it built complex structures in which ...

Its roots lay in the traditions of the Polish nobility and its influence can still be found today, particularly in some of the country’s best-loved architecture. But just why did the Baroque take off ...

Baroque architecture is closely entwined with the Counter-Reformation, an effort by the Catholic Church to respond to the rising challenge of Protestantism across Europe. Church leaders used ...