The Border of Cultures as a Zone of Formation of Eclectic Architecture

Abstract

The article examines the process of formation of architectural styles from the position of a new style formation at the junctions of different cultures. The development of architecture is briefly studied on the example of the Mediterranean region as one of the most multicultural and highly developed. The local development of the architectural styles of the region in the period of antiquity and the Middle Ages is analyzed and the main centers for the eclecticization of architecture are identified. The process of translation of European architecture around the world during the formation of the colonial world is considered as well. . The peculiarity of the integration of local and colonial architecture depending on the level of development of the colonies is studied. The principles of the distribution of architecture and its evolution at the joints of cultures, as well as the degree of integration at the levels of decorative, spatial planning and urban planning decisions are marked out.