American Renaissance architecture

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architectural style historic architectural movement

American Renaissance architecture is a late 19th- and early 20th-century U.S. architectural style characterized by grand, classically inspired designs that reflect a renewed interest in European traditions and monumental civic expression.

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Label	Occurrences
American Renaissance architecture canonical	3
American Renaissance	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style ⓘ historic architectural movement ⓘ
aimedTo	convey cultural maturity ⓘ evoke European artistic traditions ⓘ express national confidence ⓘ
architecturalStyleOf	Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ surface form: Boston Public Library McKim Building Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building New York City Hall expansions and alterations of the period ⓘ New York Public Library ⓘ surface form: New York Public Library Main Branch many early skyscraper bases with classical detailing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developedIn	Gilded Age ⓘ Progressive Era ⓘ
endTime	early 20th century ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Beaux-Arts planning principles ⓘ classically inspired design ⓘ elaborate interiors ⓘ formal composition ⓘ grand scale ⓘ monumental civic expression ⓘ monumental stairways ⓘ rich ornamentation ⓘ symmetry ⓘ use of arches ⓘ use of classical orders ⓘ use of colonnades ⓘ use of domes ⓘ use of stone facades ⓘ
inception	late 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy	Beaux-Arts ⓘ surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture European academic classicism ⓘ French Renaissance architecture ⓘ Italian Renaissance Revival ⓘ surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
partOf	American Renaissance ⓘ surface form: American Renaissance cultural movement
relatedTo	Beaux-Arts ⓘ surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States City Beautiful movement ⓘ
typicalElement	balustrades ⓘ pilasters ⓘ projecting cornice ⓘ rusticated base ⓘ
typicalMaterial	granite ⓘ limestone ⓘ marble ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ
usedFor	civic buildings ⓘ commercial buildings ⓘ government buildings ⓘ institutional buildings ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ railroad stations ⓘ urban mansions ⓘ

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Beaux-Arts → influenced → American Renaissance architecture ⓘ

Richard Morris Hunt → movement → American Renaissance architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Renaissance

Great Hall → associatedWith → American Renaissance architecture ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Hall (Library of Congress)

McKim building → associatedWith → American Renaissance architecture ⓘ