Baroque

List of Places

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  • Castle Howard Henderskelfe, England 1700-59

    Castle Howard is a Baroque country house with extensive landscaped gardens, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor for the Earl of Carlisle. It is still occupied by the owners but is open to the public.

  • Jesuit Church Lucerne, Switzerland 1666
  • Santiago de Compostela Cathedral Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Pilgrims from the Middle Ages to the present have walked the Way of St. James for months to arrive at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, home of the relics of St. James. It features a Baroque exterior and Romanesque interior.

  • Church of Saint-Sulpice Paris, France 1646-1780

    Dubbed the “Cathedral of the Rive Gauche,” Saint-Sulpice is one of the largest churches in Paris. It was constructed sporadically between 1646 and 1745 in the Late Baroque style.

  • Toledo Cathedral Toledo, Spain

    This massive Gothic cathedral is brimming with art treasures, including several El Grecos, a 10-foot-high gilded monstrance, and carved altarpieces that stretch to the ceiling.

  • Church of St Mary Woolnoth London, England

    A Grade I listed building, St Mary Woolnoth is a unique work of English Baroque architecture by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Its association with John Newton, clergyman and slave trader, adds to its historical interest.

  • Church of St George Bloomsbury London, England

    Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, St George's Bloomsbury was built in 1716-31 as part of the Fifty New Churches Act.

  • Chatsworth House Chatsworth, England

    Country house. South wing 1687-9 by William Talman. East front 1689-91 by Talman, west front 1700-03, north front 1705-7 by Thomas Archer.

  • Church of St Alfege London, England

    1711-14 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. One of the 1st of the "Fifty New Churches" arising from the Act of 1711. Masons were Edward Strong (who had worked for Wren on St Paul's Cathedral) and Edward Tufnell. Steeple 1730 by John James, rebuilt 1813.

  • Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem Rome, Italy 4C

    Often overlooked by non-pilgrims, the Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is located just down the road from St. John Lateran in Rome. It includes the private chapel of St.

  • San Giovanni in Laterano Rome, Italy

    Dedicated to both John the Evangelist and John the Baptist, St. John Lateran is the cathedral of Rome and one of its four major basilicas. It includes a fine 13th-century cloister.

  • Holy Trinity Church Salzburg, Austria

    Constructed in 1694 by the famous Baroque master builder Fischer von Erlach, Holy Trinity Church has a sweeping facade that is among the most excellent examples of the unexaggerated Baroque style.

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