Baroque Revival
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Baroque Revival is an architectural style that reinterprets the dramatic forms, rich ornamentation, and grandeur of 17th- and 18th-century Baroque architecture in later historicist designs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historicist style → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baroque Revival architecture
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Neo-Baroque → |
| characterizedBy |
curved forms
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dramatic contrasts of light and shadow → dramatic forms → dynamic massing → grand staircases → lavish interiors → monumental scale → rich ornamentation → sculptural decoration → |
| developedInPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century → |
| emergedAs |
reinterpretation of 17th-century Baroque architecture
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reinterpretation of 18th-century Baroque architecture → |
| flourishedIn |
Belle Époque
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late 19th century → |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
balustrades
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broken pediments → cartouches → colossal orders → curved façades → domes → frescoed ceilings → gilded ornament → grand entrance portals → opulent stair halls → ornate cornices → statuary groups → stucco decoration → |
| hasDesignApproach |
emphasis on theatricality and spectacle
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historicist reinterpretation of Baroque forms → |
| hasMovementType |
eclecticism
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revivalism → |
| inspiredBy |
Baroque architecture
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| relatedTo |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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Renaissance Revival → Rococo Revival → Second Empire architecture → |
| usedFor |
cathedrals
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churches → city halls → government buildings → grand hotels → museums → opera houses → palaces → theatres → urban mansions → |