Second Empire

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Second Empire is a 19th-century architectural style characterized by mansard roofs, ornate detailing, and a grand, imposing appearance, originating in France during the reign of Napoleon III.

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Generate an image of Second Empire (Second Empire is a 19th-century architectural style characterized by mansard roofs, ornate detailing, and a grand, imposing appearance, originating in France during the reign of Napoleon III.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century architectural style ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
associatedWith Haussmannization of Paris ⓘ
Napoleon III ⓘ
urban modernization in the 19th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
endTime late 19th century ⓘ
geographicSpread Canada ⓘ
France ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Napoleon III style ⓘ
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Second Empire style ⓘ
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hasCharacteristic balconies with iron railings ⓘ
bracketed cornices ⓘ
dormer windows ⓘ
elaborate ornamentation ⓘ
grand appearance ⓘ
imposing appearance ⓘ
mansard roof ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
ornate detailing ⓘ
projecting pavilions ⓘ
richly framed windows ⓘ
sculptural decoration ⓘ
strong vertical emphasis ⓘ
symmetrical facades ⓘ
tower-like elements ⓘ
use of stone or stucco facades ⓘ
influenced Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
Victorian architecture ⓘ
public building design in the 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy Baroque architecture ⓘ
French classical architecture ⓘ
Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ
namedAfter Second French Empire ⓘ
periodOfPopularity late 19th century ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ
startTime circa 1852 ⓘ
typicalPlanType central pavilion plan ⓘ
rectangular plan ⓘ
typicalRoofType mansard roof ⓘ
usedFor apartment buildings ⓘ
government buildings ⓘ
grand hotels ⓘ
opera houses ⓘ
railway stations ⓘ
urban townhouses ⓘ

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Vaile Mansion → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Second Empire → hasAlternativeName → Second Empire style ⓘ
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Second Empire → hasAlternativeName → Napoleon III style ⓘ
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Victorian architecture → hasPart → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Victorian architecture → influencedBy → French Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Palais Garnier → architecturalStyle → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Palais Garnier, Paris
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Chateau-sur-Mer alterations, Newport → influencedBy → French Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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South Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Philadelphia City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Eisenhower Executive Office Building → architecturalStyle → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Rideau Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Hector Lefuel → movement → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Hector Lefuel → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Booth's Theatre → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
James Renwick Jr. → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Renwick Gallery → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Quebec City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Frank Furness → influencedBy → French Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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City Hall Square (Philadelphia) → architecturalStyleOfSurroundingBuilding → Second Empire ⓘ
subject linked to: City Hall square
Empire style → followedBy → Second Empire style ⓘ
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French Renaissance Revival (Parliament House, Brisbane) → relatedTo → French Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Golden Dome → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Academy Street Historic District → architecturalStyle → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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French Renaissance Revival → relatedStyle → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Montreal City Hall → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Chateau-sur-Mer → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Baroque Revival → relatedTo → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Charles Garnier → movement → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Alfred B. Mullett → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
The Dance (Carpeaux) → movement → Second Empire art ⓘ
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Hector Lefuel → genre → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Lefuel
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South End → hasArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Cape May Historic District → hasArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
subject linked to: Cape May historic district
Langevin Block → architecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ
Hôtel de Pontalba → architecturalStyle → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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John McArthur Jr. → style → Second Empire architecture ⓘ
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Historicist architecture → hasMovement → Second Empire style ⓘ
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Pont au Change → hasArchitecturalStyle → Second Empire ⓘ