Victorian architecture
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Victorian architecture is a richly ornamental 19th-century architectural style characterized by intricate detailing, asymmetrical facades, steep roofs, and eclectic historical influences.
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Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historical architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalPeriod |
19th century
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Industrial Revolution era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
industrialization
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middle-class housing ⓘ ornamental gardens ⓘ railway development ⓘ suburban villas ⓘ terraced houses ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
asymmetrical facades
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bay windows ⓘ complex rooflines ⓘ decorative bargeboards ⓘ decorative terracotta ⓘ eclectic historical influences ⓘ elaborate porches ⓘ highly articulated facades ⓘ intricate detailing ⓘ ornamental ironwork ⓘ patterned roof slates ⓘ polychrome brickwork ⓘ rich ornamentation ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ steeply pitched roofs ⓘ towers and turrets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1901 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Edwardian architecture ⓘ |
| follows |
Georgian architecture
ⓘ
Georgian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Regency architecture
|
| geographicDistribution |
Australia
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Canada ⓘ India ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasNotableArchitect |
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
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Charles Barry ⓘ George Gilbert Scott ⓘ Norman Shaw ⓘ Richard Norman Shaw ⓘ William Butterfield ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Carson Mansion
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Osborne House estate ⓘ
surface form:
Osborne House
Palace of Westminster ⓘ Royal Albert Hall ⓘ London St Pancras International ⓘ
surface form:
St Pancras railway station
Painted Ladies ⓘ
surface form:
The Painted Ladies of San Francisco
|
| hasPart |
Gothic Revival
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surface form:
Gothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival domestic architecture ⓘ Italianate architecture ⓘ Victorian architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne architecture
Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ Second Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Second Empire architecture
Shingle style architecture ⓘ Stick style architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Second Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Second Empire architecture
Gothic architecture ⓘ Italian Renaissance architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ classical architecture ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1837 ⓘ |
| styleTendsTo |
ornamental excess
ⓘ
picturesque compositions ⓘ visual complexity ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
brick
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cast iron ⓘ slate ⓘ stone ⓘ terracotta ⓘ timber ⓘ wrought iron ⓘ |
| usedFor |
churches
ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ public buildings ⓘ railway stations ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
this entity surface form:
Scottish Baronial
this entity surface form:
Queen Anne architecture
subject surface form:
Old Town (Alexandria, Virginia)
this entity surface form:
Early Victorian Architecture in Britain
this entity surface form:
Victorian
this entity surface form:
Victorian Gothic (main buildings)
American Museum of Natural History (original buildings)
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architecturalStyle
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Victorian architecture
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this entity surface form:
Victorian Gothic
this entity surface form:
Gothic Revival architecture (Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast)
this entity surface form:
High Victorian Gothic
this entity surface form:
Victorian Italianate (Australia)
this entity surface form:
Victorian
this entity surface form:
Victorian
this entity surface form:
Late Victorian architecture
this entity surface form:
Victorian
this entity surface form:
Victorian
subject surface form:
Garden District