Renaissance Revival
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Renaissance Revival is an architectural style that reinterprets and adapts forms and motifs from the buildings of the European Renaissance, emphasizing symmetry, classical details, and grand, historically inspired facades.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neo-Renaissance | 35 |
| Renaissance Revival canonical | 25 |
| Renaissance Revival architecture | 17 |
| Neo-Renaissance architecture | 4 |
| German Renaissance Revival | 2 |
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historicist style ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
evoke prestige and cultural authority
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reference humanist ideals of the Renaissance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Renaissance Revival
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surface form:
Neo-Renaissance
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| contrastsWith | Gothic Revival emphasis on verticality ⓘ |
| designApproach |
combination of historical forms with modern functions
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selective adaptation of Renaissance motifs ⓘ |
| doorType | monumental entrance doors ⓘ |
| emergedIn |
19th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
hierarchical floor organization
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order and proportion ⓘ regular window rhythms ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ mid 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arched windows
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balustraded balconies ⓘ classical detailing ⓘ classical moldings ⓘ cornices with brackets ⓘ elaborate door surrounds ⓘ grand facades ⓘ historically inspired ornament ⓘ horizontal emphasis ⓘ pedimented windows ⓘ pilasters and columns ⓘ rusticated ground floors ⓘ string courses ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ symmetrical entrance bays ⓘ use of arcades ⓘ use of classical orders ⓘ use of decorative pediments ⓘ use of domes or cupolas in some examples ⓘ use of loggias ⓘ use of quoins ⓘ use of sculptural ornament ⓘ |
| hasSubstyle |
Beaux-Arts-influenced Neo-Renaissance
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German Rundbogenstil-influenced Neo-Renaissance ⓘ Second Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Second Empire Neo-Renaissance
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| influenced |
early skyscraper facades
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late 19th-century civic architecture ⓘ turn-of-the-century commercial architecture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French Renaissance architecture
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Italian Renaissance architecture ⓘ Northern European Renaissance architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| ornamentation |
cartouches
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classical reliefs ⓘ coats of arms ⓘ medallions and busts ⓘ swags and garlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century revival styles
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historicist architecture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Baroque Revival
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Beaux-Arts ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Gothic Revival ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| roofType |
flat roof with balustrade
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low-pitched roof ⓘ mansard roof in some variants ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
brick with stone trim
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stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| usedFor |
banks
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commercial buildings ⓘ educational buildings ⓘ government buildings ⓘ grand residences ⓘ hotels ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ public buildings ⓘ railway stations ⓘ theaters ⓘ urban palaces ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Austria
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Czech Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Italy ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| windowType |
rectangular windows with classical surrounds
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round-arched windows ⓘ segmental-arched windows ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Plaza de España (Seville)
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Neo-Renaissance
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Neo-Renaissance architecture
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Renaissance Revival architecture
subject surface form:
University of Santo Tomas
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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German Renaissance Revival
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Neo-Renaissance
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Renaissance Revival architecture
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Neo-Renaissance
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Neo-Renaissance architecture
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Neo-Renaissance
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Renaissance Revival architecture