Stuart architecture
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Stuart architecture is a style of British building design from the 17th and early 18th centuries, characterized by a transition from late Renaissance and Jacobean forms toward more classical, Baroque-influenced compositions under the Stuart monarchs.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British architecture style
ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
NERFINISHED
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classicizing architecture ⓘ late Renaissance ⓘ |
| characteristic |
development of terrace housing in cities
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elaborate interior plasterwork and wood carving ⓘ emphasis on central projections and porticos ⓘ greater use of classical orders ⓘ increased use of brick with stone dressings ⓘ more restrained exterior ornament than Jacobean architecture ⓘ symmetrical facades ⓘ use of hipped and mansard roofs ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Georgian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Elizabethan architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Renaissance architecture ⓘ Jacobean architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Caroline architecture
ⓘ
Queen Anne style (early 18th century British) NERFINISHED ⓘ Restoration architecture ⓘ William and Mary style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Italian Baroque architecture ⓘ Palladian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
English country estates
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Scottish royal and noble residences ⓘ |
| namedAfter | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArchitect |
Christopher Wren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inigo Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ John Vanbrugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Hawksmoor NERFINISHED ⓘ William Talman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Banqueting House, Whitehall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Castle Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwich Hospital, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Kensington Palace (Stuart-period phases) NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen’s House, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ St Paul’s Cathedral, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
English Restoration
NERFINISHED
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reign of Charles I of England ⓘ reign of James I of England ⓘ reign of Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of William III and Mary II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Anglican churches
NERFINISHED
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civic buildings ⓘ country houses ⓘ royal palaces ⓘ urban townhouses ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.