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The art of architecture explores the history and ideas behind architectural styles. A superb collection of artefacts and illustrations is on display, grouped by period and spanning world cultures.
 
Find out about architectural styles including buildings that are

• Asian
• Spanish Islamic
• Classical
• Gothic
• Modernist

Discover the ideas that lie behind these great traditions.
 
Highlights on show include

• a capital from the Pantheon
• a model of the interior of the Alhambra
• a model of the Tempietto in Rome