Second Empire

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19th-century architectural style architectural style

Second Empire is a 19th-century architectural style characterized by mansard roofs, ornate detailing, and a grand, imposing appearance, originating in France during the reign of Napoleon III.

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Label Occurrences
Second Empire canonical 52
Second Empire architecture 20
Second Empire style 6

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century architectural style ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
associatedWith Haussmannization of Paris ⓘ
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form: Napoleon III

urban modernization in the 19th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
endTime late 19th century ⓘ
geographicSpread Canada ⓘ
France ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAlternativeName Second Empire ⓘ
surface form: Napoleon III style

Second Empire ⓘ
surface form: Second Empire style
hasCharacteristic balconies with iron railings ⓘ
bracketed cornices ⓘ
dormer windows ⓘ
elaborate ornamentation ⓘ
grand appearance ⓘ
imposing appearance ⓘ
mansard roof ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
ornate detailing ⓘ
projecting pavilions ⓘ
richly framed windows ⓘ
sculptural decoration ⓘ
strong vertical emphasis ⓘ
symmetrical facades ⓘ
tower-like elements ⓘ
use of stone or stucco facades ⓘ
influenced Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
Victorian architecture ⓘ
public building design in the 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy Baroque architecture ⓘ
French classical architecture ⓘ
Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ
namedAfter Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form: Second French Empire
periodOfPopularity late 19th century ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ
startTime circa 1852 ⓘ
typicalPlanType central pavilion plan ⓘ
rectangular plan ⓘ
typicalRoofType mansard roof ⓘ
usedFor apartment buildings ⓘ
government buildings ⓘ
grand hotels ⓘ
opera houses ⓘ
railway stations ⓘ
urban townhouses ⓘ

Referenced by (86)

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Historic General Dodge House → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Vaile Mansion → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Second Empire → hasAlternativeName → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire style
Second Empire → hasAlternativeName → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Napoleon III style
Victorian architecture → hasPart → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Victorian architecture → influencedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
Palais Garnier, Paris → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Palais Garnier
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Chateau-sur-Mer alterations, Newport → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Chateau-sur-Mer alterations, Newport → influencedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
South Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Philadelphia City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Eisenhower Executive Office Building → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Rideau Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Hector Lefuel → movement → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Hector Lefuel → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Booth's Theatre → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
James Renwick Jr. → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Renwick Gallery → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Mount Vernon neighborhood → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Quebec City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Parliament Building of Quebec → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Frank Furness → influencedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
City Hall square → architecturalStyleOfSurroundingBuilding → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: City Hall Square (Philadelphia)
Empire style → followedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire style
Parliament House, Brisbane → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
French Renaissance Revival (Parliament House, Brisbane) → relatedTo → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
Golden Dome → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Academy Street Historic District → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
French Renaissance Revival → relatedStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Montreal City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Chateau-sur-Mer → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Baroque Revival → relatedTo → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Charles Garnier → movement → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Alfred B. Mullett → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux → movement → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: The Dance (Carpeaux)
this entity surface form: Second Empire art
Lefuel → genre → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Hector Lefuel
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Missouri Governor's Mansion → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts → hasBuildingStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
South End → hasArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Cape May historic district → hasArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Cape May Historic District
Langevin Block → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Melbourne Town Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Vassar College Main Building → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Cape May beachfront district → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Hôtel de Pontalba → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
John McArthur Jr. → style → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Old Town Eureka → dominantArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Historicist architecture → hasMovement → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire style
Pont au Change → hasArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ