Egyptian Revival architecture

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architectural style revivalist architecture

Egyptian Revival architecture is a style that imitates the forms, symbols, and monumental character of ancient Egyptian buildings, often featuring elements like pylons, obelisks, sphinxes, and hieroglyphic ornament.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Egyptian Revival	2

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style ⓘ revivalist architecture ⓘ
contrastsWith	Gothic Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedInPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	19th century ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadResurgenceInCentury	early 20th century ⓘ
hadResurgenceInPeriod	Art Deco era ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	axial symmetry ⓘ battered walls ⓘ bright polychrome decoration ⓘ cavetto cornices ⓘ hieroglyphic ornament ⓘ lotus column capitals ⓘ massive pylons flanking entrances ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ papyrus column capitals ⓘ scarab and solar disk motifs ⓘ symbolic use of Egyptian gods and pharaohs ⓘ use of Egyptianizing columns ⓘ use of obelisks ⓘ use of pylons ⓘ use of sphinx statues ⓘ use of torus moldings at wall edges ⓘ use of winged sun disk over doorways ⓘ
hasNotableExample	Carreras Cigarette Factory, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Building, Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Hall, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Grove Street Cemetery gateway, New Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple Works, Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Tombs in Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ Washington Monument, Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedByDiscovery	discovery of the Rosetta Stone ⓘ excavations of ancient Egyptian temples ⓘ
influencedByEvent	Napoleonic campaign in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedByPublication	Description de l'Égypte NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy	ancient Egyptian architecture ⓘ
partOf	Egyptian Revival movement in arts NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Egyptian Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptomania ⓘ Neoclassical architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Orientalism in architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolicallyAssociatedWith	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ death and the afterlife ⓘ imperial power ⓘ mysticism and esotericism ⓘ
usedFor	Masonic lodges NERFINISHED ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ churches ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monuments ⓘ museums ⓘ prisons ⓘ private villas ⓘ public buildings ⓘ synagogues ⓘ theaters ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Tomb → architecturalStyle → Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ

Central Library → architecturalStyle → Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian Revival

Ancient Egyptian architecture → influenced → Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ

Egyptian antiquities → influenced → Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ

Egyptian Gates → architecturalStyle → Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian Revival