1. b) The city during el Baroque Period (17-18 th C) In the Baroque Period there is a radical change in the way we understand a city. The spirit of the “state-city” which had underlay in the medieval city and the Renaissance, disappears to give way to the capital city of the State . The spaces of the city will be subordinated to the political power. The political power will use the urban architecture to create a scenery which remarks its power. The architects will use a new approach of perspectives and distribution of spaces much more scenic and less related to the human scale. Examples of cities with alterations and baroque works: Madrid Rome Paris Vienna Valladolid Mexico Lima

7. It is organized in three floors: domestic service (ground floor), main halls (noble floor) and crown private chambers (upstairs). The little windows in the upper floor make the front lighter. In some parts of the façade, the wall is decorated with columns which move forward towards the spectator bringing out its volumes the play of light and shadow. Front of the Versalles Palace

8. Plan of the Versalles Palace