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 |
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| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historicist style → |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| developedAt |
École des Beaux-Arts
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| educationalInstitutionAssociated |
École des Beaux-Arts
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| endTime |
early 20th century
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| hasAlternativeName |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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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 architecture
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Renaissance architecture → classical Greek architecture → classical Roman architecture → |
| notableExample |
Gare d'Orsay (former), Paris
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Grand Central Terminal, New York → Grand Palais, Paris → New York Public Library Main Branch → Palais Garnier, Paris → |
| placeOfOrigin |
Paris
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| popularIn |
Canada
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Europe → France → Latin America → United States → |
| startTime |
late 19th century
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| 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 → |