coming to an abrupt end in the 18th century,Baroque and Rococo gave way to a more sober architecture,reflective of the ponderous political empires that were now exerting their power.This change was brought about not only by the political upheavals in the European power ,but Baroque had only been taken up in certain countries like France and Protestant Germany.There was a desire for a newfound expression in the fashionable twste of time.There was a need in the turbulent times for an architecture that showed permanence and stability,a far cry from the gaiety of baroque and Rococo.