Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones (1573–1652) was an English architect who introduced Italian Renaissance and Palladian design to England.
His major works include the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House at Whitehall.
Jones also designed elaborate stage sets and costumes for court masques, collaborating with Ben Jonson.
He fundamentally shaped English classical architecture.
Renaissance-rooted architectural style
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- GreenwichLondon district, meridian origin
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
symmetry · proportion · facade · pediment · column · pilaster · entablature · architrave
Courtly theatrical entertainment
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
spectacle · backdrop · machinery · Oberon · pastoral · allegory
Roman architectural theorist
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
Greek · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · Renaissance · proportion · harmony · symmetry
Position number one
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- PalladianRenaissance-rooted architectural style
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- revolutionizedDrastically changed an entire field
transformed · innovator · founder · precursor · influence · legacy · followers · Burlington
Palladian
Renaissance-rooted architectural style
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- GreenwichLondon district, meridian origin
- porticoColumned covered entryway
colonnade · symmetry · proportion · facade · pediment · column · pilaster · entablature · architrave · cornice
masque
Courtly theatrical entertainment
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
Whitehall · spectacle · backdrop · machinery · Oberon · pastoral · allegory
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Roman architectural theorist
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
Roman · Greek · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · Renaissance · proportion · harmony · symmetry · ancient architecture
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Position number one
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- PalladianRenaissance-rooted architectural style
- introducedMade formally acquainted
revolutionized · transformed · innovator · founder · precursor · influence · legacy · followers · Burlington · Campbell
- ArchitectsFrank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, I.M. Pei, Gaudi, Christopher Wren
- British ArchitectsChristopher Wren
- Renaissance ArchitectsBrunelleschi
- Jacobean EnglandJames I, King James Bible, divine right, divine right of kings, English throne
- Jacobean EraPrince Charles, Francis Bacon, Guy Fawkes, Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare
- Jacobean TheatreThe Alchemist, King's Men, masque, Globe Theatre, tragicomedy