Completar frases completeVersión en línea unit 5 European baroque culture por Ainhoa y Borja 1 facades classicist rich expensive squares architecture columns oval buildings Renaissance pediments sculptures spiral Peter´s motifs straight 3 . 1 Architecture The aimed to reflect a sense of movement . Therefore , lines were abandoned in favour of : Curved features such as curved lines on , solomonic columns ( with a spiralling twisted shaft ) recesses and protrusions and floor plants Fragmented features such as split Open spaces in which the buildings and were situated Decorative features such as organic , garlands and medallions The main buildings were : Churches and other religious buildings Palaces through which the monarchs exhibited their absolute power . They favoured a more style ( such as the ) but with Baroque elements ( grandeur , decoration and the use of more materials ) Gardens and which served to improve and give order to the urban environment by integrating with the landscape Inside St Basilica , Bernini constructed a baldachin , a small altar supported by with shaft s