Architectural Styles Visual Guide: 40 Styles, 80 Photographs, 47 Page Ebook and A3 Timeline Poster

Recognise a building’s style at a glance. Forty architectural styles, from the ancient world to today, each on one page with two photographs, a short summary, four things to look for, two example buildings and what came before and after.

📦 What’s inside

• 47 page guide: A4 and US Letter
• 40 style pages: period, region, a time bar, two photographs, a summary, four recognition clues, two example buildings with architect, date and place
• Front section: contents by 8 periods, how to read a page, one timeline of all 40 styles
• Photo credits: full credit, licence and source for all 80 photographs
• A3 timeline poster: landscape, ready to print

🧩 Formats and compatibility

• PDF: read on screen or print, fonts embedded

🎯 Who it is for

Architecture and interior students studying history and theory, travellers and anyone who wants to read the buildings around them.

📄 License

For your own personal and professional use. Print as many copies as you need for yourself; do not resell, share or redistribute the files.

💡 Good to know

• Photographs are from Wikimedia Commons under public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA licences, credited on each page and in full at the end.
• Example buildings, architects and dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia.
• Delivered as a download link (Google Drive), 1 ZIP file, about 50 MB, 4 files.