Italian Renaissance Revival

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Italian Renaissance Revival is an architectural style that reinterprets the forms and ornamentation of 15th- and 16th-century Italian Renaissance buildings, featuring classical proportions, arches, and richly detailed façades.


Statements (62)
Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
revival architecture
developedInPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
emphasizes classical ornamentation
formal composition
order and proportion
hasAlternativeName Italian Renaissance Revival architecture
Italian Renaissance style
hasCharacteristic arcaded ground floors
arched doorways
arched windows
balustraded balconies
classical columns
classical door surrounds
classical proportions
cornices
emphasis on horizontality
entablatures
formal axial planning
hipped roofs
horizontal string courses
keystones over arches
loggia-like porches
low-pitched roofs
masonry construction
medallions and relief panels
ornamental cartouches
pedimented windows
pilasters
quoins
richly detailed façades
roofline balustrades
round arches
rusticated ground stories
sculptural detailing
stone façades
stringcourse moldings
stucco façades
symmetrical façades
symmetrical floor plans
terra-cotta ornament
use of classical orders
hasPeakPopularity early 20th century
late 19th century
inspiredBy 15th-century Italian architecture
16th-century Italian architecture
Italian Renaissance architecture
partOf historicist architecture
relatedTo Beaux-Arts architecture
Neoclassical architecture
Renaissance Revival architecture
usedFor civic buildings
commercial buildings
institutional buildings
mansions
urban townhouses
usedInCountry Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
various European countries

Referenced by (42)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch)
Campanile
Carnegie Hall
Carré Theatre ("Neo-Renaissance")
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Charles Trubshaw ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
Denver Mint ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
Freer Gallery of Art
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
Glasgow City Chambers
Hay House
House of the Estates, Helsinki ("Neo-Renaissance")
Iolani Palace ("American Florentine")
King Street Station
Kunsthistorisches Museum ("Neo-Renaissance")
Lwów Opera ("Neo-Renaissance")
Massandra Palace ("Neo-Renaissance architecture")
Municipal Theatre of São Paulo ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
New York State Capitol ("Renaissance Revival")
Parliament House, Melbourne ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
Penn Museum
Reform Club, London ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
Reichstag building ("Neo-Renaissance")
Rijksmuseum ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
San Jose Diridon station ("Italian Renaissance Revival architecture")
Teatro Colón
Texas State Capitol ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
The Breakers
The Granite Lady ("Renaissance Revival")
Tribune Building, New York City ("Renaissance Revival")
University Club of New York ("Renaissance Revival")
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Whitley Heights
architecturalStyle
Hancock Park
The Bund ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
hasArchitecturalStyle
American Renaissance architecture ("Italian Renaissance architecture")
Spanish Colonial Revival ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
influencedBy
French Renaissance Revival ("Neo-Renaissance architecture")
Italianate architecture ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
relatedStyle
New York State Assembly ("Renaissance Revival")
buildingStyleOfChamber
Italian Renaissance Revival ("Italian Renaissance style")
hasAlternativeName
French Renaissance Revival (Parliament House, Brisbane) ("Renaissance Revival architecture")
relatedTo

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