Carolean style

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Carolean style is an English Baroque architectural and decorative style associated with the reign of Charles II, characterized by grand, symmetrical designs and rich ornamental detailing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
decorative arts style ⓘ
appliesTo church architecture ⓘ
civic buildings ⓘ
country houses ⓘ
palace architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Charles II of England ⓘ
Restoration period ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
follows Commonwealth period architecture ⓘ
Jacobean style ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Restoration style (architecture) ⓘ
hasAssociatedPeriod reign of Charles II of England ⓘ
hasCharacteristic broken pediments ⓘ
carved swags and garlands ⓘ
classical orders ⓘ
elaborate interior decoration ⓘ
gilded decoration ⓘ
grand scale ⓘ
mirrors and rich textiles in interiors ⓘ
opulent wood carving ⓘ
painted ceilings ⓘ
rich ornamental detailing ⓘ
symmetry ⓘ
use of columns and pilasters ⓘ
hasPart Carolean furniture design ⓘ
Carolean interior design ⓘ
hasTypicalElement balustraded rooflines ⓘ
formal garden fronts ⓘ
grand staircases ⓘ
large sash windows ⓘ
ornate fireplaces ⓘ
panelled rooms ⓘ
plasterwork ceilings ⓘ
rusticated ground floors ⓘ
influencedBy Dutch classicism ⓘ
French Baroque ⓘ
linked to: French Baroque art

Italian Baroque ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
partOf English Baroque ⓘ
startTime 1660 ⓘ
usedFor aristocratic residences ⓘ
courtly display ⓘ

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