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Second Empire Baroque Revival Architecture |
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France, 1870s | ||
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Paris Opera The canonical example of Second Empire style is the Opéra Garnier, in which Neo-Baroque meets Neo-Renaissance. | Paris Opera interior | Paris Opera interior |
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Construction of the New Louvre in Paris (now Musée du Louvre) in 1850-57 set a fashion for ornate mansarded structures elsewhere in Europe and America. | Musée du Louvre | Musée du Louvre |
Australia, 1870-90s | ||
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Hotel Windsor. Melbourne, Australia | The Royal Exhibition Building. Melbourne, Australia | South Melbourne Town Hall. Melbourne, Australia |
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Shamrock Hotel. Bendigo, Australia | General Post Office. Melbourne, Australia | Collingwood Town Hall. Melbourne, Australia |
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Post Office. Bendigo, Australia | Court House. Bendigo, Australia | Former Records Office. Melbourne, Australia |
Canada, 1870s-80s | ||
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Mackenzie Building, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, 1878 | Québec Parliament Building, Quebec city, Quebec 1886 | Montreal City Hall |
USA, 1870s | ||
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Old Executive Building, Washington D.C. | Old Executive Building, Washington D.C. | Boston Old City Hall |
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Boston Old City Hall | Old Executive Building, Washington D.C. | Philadelphia City Hall- Detail of Exterior Sculptures |
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Philadelphia City Hall- Detail of Exterior Sculptures | Hotel Vendome, Boston | Woodburn Hall. Morgantown, West Virginia |
New York, 1870s | ||
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City Hall Post Office "Mullet's monstrosity" | Temple Beth-El | The Plaza Hotel |
US domestic, 1870s | ||
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Frank Jones Mansion, Portsmouth, New Hampshire | ||
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United Kingdom | ||
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Grosvenor Hotel, London (1860-62) | ||
The elaborate architecture of Paris in the
1850s and 60s—when it was rebuilt by Napoleon III—became the inspiration for
the Second Empire style. Popular in America during the 1870s and early '80s,
relatively few examples of the style, mostly houses survive. Common characteristics are: -intricate stone ornament surrounding doors and windows -sloping "mansard" roofs, often with multi-colored slate shingles and elaborate dormers -prominent cornices |
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Second Empire
is an architectural style popular during the Victorian era, reaching its
zenith between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the “French” elements in
vogue during the era of the Second French Empire. While a distinct style
unto itself, some Second Empire styling cues, such as quoins, have an
indirect relationship to the styles previously in vogue, Gothic Revival and
Italianate eras. |
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Victorian Second Empire c. 1840—c. 1890 In 1852 Louis Napoleon, president of the French Republic, proclaimed himself Emperor Napoleon III and immediately strove to surpass the grandeur of Napoleon Bonaparte’s empire by making Paris ‘Ia plus belle yule du monde’. Baron Haussmann, prefect of the Seine département, did much to materialise the Emperor’s desires by demolishing old, congested areas of the city and creating monumental boulevardes lined by elegant townhouses and fine public buildings. The luxury and opulence in which Parisians delighted during the Second Empire was epitomised by the sumptuous Opera House (186 1—74) designed by Charles Garnier, one of the brightest stars of L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts. But the building of the period that was most influential outside France was the New Louvre (1852—57), in which the French Renaissance style was revamped and unerringly attuned to the aims and aspirations of the emperor’s regime. Some of the more important features of the Second Empire style are pavilion planning, high mansard roofs punctuated by square domes and truncated pyramids, the lush enrichment of wall surfaces, coupled columns, swags, and segmental pediments. Ornament is often profuse, but it is always controlled, clear and crisp. The influence of the style was felt in Britain and in many parts of northern and central Europe. Second Empire was especially appropriate and popular for large hotels. The style crossed the Atlantic to America, where it was used for public buildings and, in both masonry and timber, for domestic architecture. An important role in the introduction of contemporary French architectural thought to America was played by Richard Morris Hunt, who was the first American to study at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and who subsequently worked on the New Louvre before returning to his homeland to start what was to become a large and successful practice. | ||
Second Empire 1860-1885![]() 1301 Broadway, Galveston, Texas This style was modeled after the the opulent architecture of Paris during the reign of Napoleon III, but it was also practical because the height allowed by the Mansard roof provided additional living space on small city lots. This roof makes better use of the top floor, and fits better with the scale of lower buildings, when used on 3-4 story houses. Second Empire is basically an Italianate design topped with a double-pitched Mansard roof. Both Italianate, and Second Empire houses tend to be square in shape, and have U-shaped window crowns, decorative brackets, and single story porches. ![]() 1101 23rd Street, Galveston, Texas Second Empire homes usually have many of these features: Mansard roofs; often using multi-colored slate shingles Brackets beneath the eaves, balconies, and bay windows Dormer windows; projecting from the roof Pedimented and bracketed slender windows Rounded cornices at top and base of the roof Arched double doors 2-4 stories Projecting porches Some Second Empire homes also have these features: Cupolas Wrought iron cresting above upper cornices Classical pediments Paired columns Tall windows on the first story Thanks to www.therealgalveston.com |
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