Baroque architecture

Imagine you are going for a walk in a park and suddenly you see a big and fancy building. This is called a baroque building. Baroque architecture is a type of fancy building decoration that was popular in Europe and America in the 1600s and 1700s.

Baroque buildings have lots of curves, fancy details, and decorations. They look very grand and impressive, like they belong to a king or queen. One of the coolest things about baroque architecture is that it uses lots of different materials, like stone, wood, metal, and even glass to make it look really shiny and beautiful.

Baroque buildings have lots of special parts, like the façade (which is the front of the building), the columns (which are like long sticks that hold the roof up), and the dome (which is like a big, round roof that looks like an upside-down bowl).

So, next time you see a big, fancy building with lots of curves and decorations, you can say "that's a baroque building!" and everyone will be impressed with your knowledge.