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 |
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| instanceOf |
architectural style
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| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| endTime |
circa 1830
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| followedBy |
Regency architecture
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Victorian architecture → |
| follows |
English Baroque architecture
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| geographicDistribution |
Australia
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British colonies in North America → Great Britain → Ireland → New Zealand → |
| hasCharacteristic |
balanced façades
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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
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Georgian terrace → Georgian townhouse → |
| inception |
circa 1714
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| influenced |
Colonial Georgian architecture in Australia
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Federal architecture → |
| influencedBy |
Neoclassical architecture
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Palladian architecture → classical Greek architecture → classical Roman architecture → |
| namedAfter |
George I of Great Britain
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George II of Great Britain → George III of the United Kingdom → George IV of the United Kingdom → |
| partOf |
Georgian era
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| typicalElement |
central door with fanlight
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decorative iron railings → evenly spaced windows in horizontal rows → piano nobile → rusticated ground floor → |
| typicalMaterial |
Bath stone
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red brick → timber sash frames → |
| usedIn |
churches
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country houses → public buildings → terraced housing → townhouses → urban planning schemes → |