Beaux-Arts
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Beaux-Arts is a grand, highly ornamented architectural style rooted in classical Greek and Roman forms, popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historicist style ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedAt | École des Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| educationalInstitutionAssociated | École des Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
École des Beaux-Arts style ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
axial planning
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classical orders ⓘ elaborate sculptural decoration ⓘ formal hierarchy of spaces ⓘ grand scale ⓘ integration of architecture and sculpture ⓘ monumental staircases ⓘ rich ornamentation ⓘ sculptural allegory ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ use of balustrades ⓘ use of classical pediments ⓘ use of colonnades ⓘ use of domes ⓘ use of grand entrances ⓘ use of rusticated bases ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Renaissance architecture
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City Beautiful movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque
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surface form:
Baroque architecture
Renaissance architecture ⓘ classical Greek architecture ⓘ classical Roman architecture ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Musée d'Orsay
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surface form:
Gare d'Orsay (former), Paris
Grand Central–42nd Street station ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Central Terminal, New York
Grand Palais, Paris ⓘ New York Public Library ⓘ
surface form:
New York Public Library Main Branch
Palais Garnier, Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Paris ⓘ |
| popularIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
government building
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museum ⓘ opera house ⓘ public building ⓘ railway station ⓘ urban mansion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monumental civic centers
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urban planning schemes ⓘ |
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