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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Second Empire architecture 9
French Second Empire architecture 4
Second Empire style 2

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 (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Booth's Theatre → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Chateau-sur-Mer → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Golden Dome → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Hector Lefuel → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
James Renwick Jr. → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Montreal City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Palais Garnier
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Quebec City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Renwick Gallery → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Rideau Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
South Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Vaile Mansion → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: City Hall Square (Philadelphia)
Empire style → followedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire style
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
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
Frank Furness → influencedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
Victorian architecture → influencedBy → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture
Charles Garnier → movement → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Hector Lefuel → movement → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
Baroque Revival → relatedTo → Second Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Empire architecture
this entity surface form: French Second Empire architecture