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Revival architectural styles

  • Tudor Revival architectureGeorge Devey designed Ascott House in Buckinghamshire during the latter half of the 19th century. This simple cottage stands as an early example of…
  • Neoclassical architectureIn the mid-1700s, a quiet revolution began in Italy and France. Architects stopped copying the swirling curves of Baroque design.
  • Neo-Byzantine architecture in the Russian EmpireThe year 1832 marked a turning point when Emperor Nicholas I lifted the state monopoly on architectural styles that had enforced Empire style for decades.
  • Empire styleNapoleon Bonaparte seized power in 1799 and immediately demanded a new visual language for his rule. The previous Directoire style had favored austere lines…