The architecture of Spain has been influenced
by both Classical and Islamic traditions.
Styles include Roman (3rd-5th century);
Asturian (9th century), taking its name from
the district in NW Spain which was
unconquered by the Moors; Mozarabic (9th-11th
century), a style of Spanish Christian
architecture, showing the influence of
Islamic architecture; Romanesque (11th and
12th centuries); Gothic (13th-16th century);
Renaissance (15th-17th century), which is
based on Italian models; Baroque (17th-18th
century), a style which reached its peak in
the fantastic designs of Churriguera and his
followers; Neo-Classical (18th and 19th
centuries); Modern Oscar Niemeyer and Antonio
Gaudi.