Georgian architecture

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Georgian architecture is an 18th- to early 19th-century British architectural style characterized by symmetry, classical proportions, and restrained decorative detail.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime circa 1830
followedBy Regency architecture
Victorian architecture
follows English Baroque architecture
geographicDistribution Australia
British colonies in North America
Great Britain
Ireland
New Zealand
hasCharacteristic balanced façades
brick construction
classical proportions
cornices
emphasis on proportion
hipped or gabled roofs
panelled doors with decorative surrounds
pedimented doors or windows
restrained decorative detail
sash windows
string courses
stuccoed façades
symmetry
use of classical orders
hasPart Georgian country house
Georgian terrace
Georgian townhouse
inception circa 1714
influenced Colonial Georgian architecture in Australia
Federal architecture
influencedBy Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture
classical Greek architecture
classical Roman architecture
namedAfter George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
partOf Georgian era
typicalElement central door with fanlight
decorative iron railings
evenly spaced windows in horizontal rows
piano nobile
rusticated ground floor
typicalMaterial Bath stone
red brick
timber sash frames
usedIn churches
country houses
public buildings
terraced housing
townhouses
urban planning schemes


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