People often recognize architecture as tracing back to the very first structures that people constructed as residences. If we are to define architecture in this manner, we can consider the wigwam in America or the ger in Mongolia. Some architecture possesses a distinct aesthetic quality though – indeed, the connection between functionality and beauty is sometimes fundamental in architectural design as it is in other forms of art.

Reflecting on the past, some of the most exquisite instances of architecture still astound the mind. Like other types of art, architecture also encompasses various styles that have emerged that exhibit certain characteristics or design principles and to which various buildings can be categorized. Some of the most well-known include:

Classical

Baroque

Gothic

Renaissance

Victorian

Neoclassical

Bauhaus

Modern

Post-modern