The Enlightenment period also known as 'the Century of Lights in German was an intellectual and philosophical

movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, the Century of Philosophy. The
Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on reason as the primary source of authority and legitimacy,
and came to advance ideals like liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity constitutional government, and
s eparation of church and state. The Enlightenment was marked by an emphasis on the scientific method and
reductionism along with increased questioning of religious orthodoxy an attitude captured by
the phrase , "Dare to know".

Enlightenments form of thinking grew out of the Scientific Revolution. Using science, observation,
and reason. Although they all had the same goal they did not always agree with each other.
The Enlightenment had roots in the RenaissanThece & the Reformation. Humanists of the
Renaissance questioned accepted beliefs while also celebrating the dignity and worth
of the individual person. In the Reformation Protestants rebelled
against the Church they put their own conscience ahead of the Church
authority.

Ÿ Theory of moment in architecture based on his study of antiquity .
Ÿ Adam held the post of architecture of the kings works from 1761 - 1769 .
Ÿ Was the leader of the first phase of classical revival in england and
scotland from around 1760 until his death .
Ÿ Influenced the development of western architecture , both in europe and
north america .
Ÿ Vejected the palladian style (introduced by inigo jones) .
Ÿ Continued the tradition of drawing inspiration directly from classical
antiquity , during his four years stay in europe .
Ÿ Adoption of classical motifs lead adam to develop a new style of
architectural decoration .
Ÿ Robert Adam designed and built a number of romantic neo-Gothic castles,
mostly dating from the 1780s, in Scotland. The most important of these is
Culzean (1777–92), Ayrshire, for the earls of Cassilis. Another neo-Gothic
work is the interior of Alnwick Castle (c. 1770–80; destroyed in the 19th
century), Northumberland.
While what the humanists and protestants did was extreme at the time the
Enlightenment thinkers went even farther by rejecting authority and upholding
the freedom of individuals to think for themselves.
Philosophers started to questioned Christian belief also preferring ration
understanding to faith. The Enlightenment had roots in many different
eras. They questioned Christian beliefs. Five influential Enlightenment
thinkers.
Ÿ One of the reasons why wren turned to architecture may have been
the almost complete absence of serious architectural endeavour in
england at the time .
Ÿ There were perhaps half a dozen men in england with a
reasonable grasp of architectural theory but none with the
confidence to bring the art of building within the intellectual range
of royal society thought that is, to develop it as an art capable of
beneficial scientific inquiry.
Ÿ Here, for wren, was a whole field, which, given the opportunity, he
could dominate a field in which the intuition of the physicist and
the art of a model maker would join to design works of
formidable size and intricate construction .
Ÿ Since the Renaissance the Pantheon has been the site of several
important burials.
Ÿ Wren's first architectural project was the chapel of Pembroke
College in Cambridge, which his uncle, the Bishop of Ely, asked
him to design in 1663.

The Enlightenment has long been hailed as the foundation of

modern western political and intellectual culture.
The Enlightenment brought political modernization
to the west .

The neoclassical interior Pantheon is derived

of the house was designed
by Adam to be no less
impressive than the exterior.
Entering the house through
the great north portico on
the piano nobile, one is
confronted by the marble
hall designed to
suggest the open
atrium of a
Roman villa.
from the Ancient Greek
"Pantheion" meaning "of,
relating to, or common
to all the gods”.Since the
Renaissance the Pantheon
has been the site of several
important burials. It
was originally
approached by
a flight
of steps.