Beaux-Arts

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Beaux-Arts is a grand, highly ornamented architectural style rooted in classical Greek and Roman forms, popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
historicist style
countryOfOrigin France
developedAt École des Beaux-Arts
educationalInstitutionAssociated École des Beaux-Arts
endTime early 20th century
hasAlternativeName Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts

École des Beaux-Arts style
hasCharacteristic axial planning
classical orders
elaborate sculptural decoration
formal hierarchy of spaces
grand scale
integration of architecture and sculpture
monumental staircases
rich ornamentation
sculptural allegory
symmetrical composition
use of balustrades
use of classical pediments
use of colonnades
use of domes
use of grand entrances
use of rusticated bases
influenced American Renaissance architecture
City Beautiful movement
influencedBy Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Renaissance architecture
classical Greek architecture
classical Roman architecture
notableExample Gare d'Orsay (former), Paris
linked to: Musée d'Orsay

Grand Central Terminal, New York
Grand Palais, Paris
New York Public Library Main Branch
Palais Garnier, Paris
placeOfOrigin Paris
popularIn Canada
Europe
France
Latin America
United States
startTime late 19th century
typicalBuildingType government building
museum
opera house
public building
railway station
urban mansion
usedFor monumental civic centers
urban planning schemes

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Union Station (Washington, D.C.) architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
subject linked to: Union Station
Sather Gate architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
International Style contrastsWith Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Beaux-Arts hasAlternativeName Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Vichy hasNotableFeature Belle Époque architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Gold Coast (Fifth Avenue) architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
subject linked to: Gold Coast
Richard Morris Hunt movement Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Richard Morris Hunt influencedBy Beaux-Arts classicism
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Penn Museum architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
City Beautiful movement influencedBy Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Henry Bacon movement Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Henry Bacon style Beaux-Arts
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City notableFor Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Statue of Three Lies hasStyle Beaux-Arts
Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore) architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Gare de Lyon hasArchitecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Indiana limestone commonlyAssociatedWith Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Sather Tower architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Kalorama architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Italian Renaissance Revival relatedTo Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Daniel Burnham influencedBy Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Portland City Hall architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Oheka Castle architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
American Renaissance architecture influencedBy Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
American Renaissance architecture relatedTo Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Embassy Row architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Grand Concourse (30th Street Station) architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
subject linked to: grand concourse
Daniel Chester French movement Beaux-Arts
Copley Square architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
subject linked to: Copley Square, Boston
Great Hall (Hockey Hall of Fame) architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
subject linked to: Great Hall
John Russell Pope movement Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Belfast City Hall architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
Grand Palais architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
subject linked to: Grand Palais, Paris