Mayan Revival

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architectural style

Mayan Revival is an early 20th-century architectural style that draws inspiration from the forms, motifs, and ornamentation of ancient Mesoamerican, particularly Mayan, temples and structures.

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Label Occurrences
Mayan Revival canonical 7

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
aestheticGoal create exotic and romantic imagery ⓘ
evoke mystery of ancient Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
associatedWithArchitect Frank Lloyd Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lloyd Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Stacy-Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMaterial poured concrete ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
textile concrete blocks ⓘ
developedInPeriod 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
geographicFocus California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Maya Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic abstracted serpent and jaguar motifs ⓘ
bas-relief panels ⓘ
battered walls ⓘ
friezes with Mesoamerican motifs ⓘ
heavy geometric ornament ⓘ
integration of sculpture and architecture ⓘ
monumental entrances ⓘ
stepped pyramidal massing ⓘ
strong vertical emphasis ⓘ
stylized glyph-like decoration ⓘ
symmetrical compositions ⓘ
use of concrete and stucco to imitate stone ⓘ
influencedBy archaeological discoveries in Mesoamerica ⓘ
popular fascination with ancient civilizations ⓘ
publications on Mayan ruins ⓘ
inspiredBy Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mayan pyramids ⓘ
Mayan relief sculpture ⓘ
Mayan temples ⓘ
Mesoamerican architecture ⓘ
Pre-Columbian architecture ⓘ
notableExample Ennis House NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hollyhock House NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Sowden House NERFINISHED ⓘ
Millard House NERFINISHED ⓘ
Storer House NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf wider Mesoamerican Revival movement ⓘ
relatedTo Art Deco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aztec Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egyptian Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor cinemas ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ
institutional buildings ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
theatres ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Ennis House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Millard House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Sowden House in Los Angeles, California → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
subject surface form: Sowden House
Samuel-Novarro House in Los Angeles, California → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
subject surface form: Samuel-Novarro House
Sowden House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Samuel-Novarro House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
A. D. German Warehouse → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ