Mayan Revival

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Mayan Revival is an early 20th-century architectural style that draws inspiration from the forms, motifs, and ornamentation of ancient Mesoamerican, particularly Mayan, temples and structures.

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Mayan Revival canonical 8
Mayan Revival architecture 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
aestheticGoal create exotic and romantic imagery ⓘ
evoke mystery of ancient Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
associatedWithArchitect Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
Lloyd Wright ⓘ
Robert Stacy-Judd ⓘ
constructionMaterial poured concrete ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
textile concrete blocks ⓘ
developedInPeriod 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
geographicFocus California ⓘ
linked to: California (state)

Los Angeles ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Maya Revival ⓘ
hasCharacteristic abstracted serpent and jaguar motifs ⓘ
bas-relief panels ⓘ
battered walls ⓘ
friezes with Mesoamerican motifs ⓘ
heavy geometric ornament ⓘ
integration of sculpture and architecture ⓘ
monumental entrances ⓘ
stepped pyramidal massing ⓘ
strong vertical emphasis ⓘ
stylized glyph-like decoration ⓘ
symmetrical compositions ⓘ
use of concrete and stucco to imitate stone ⓘ
influencedBy archaeological discoveries in Mesoamerica ⓘ
popular fascination with ancient civilizations ⓘ
publications on Mayan ruins ⓘ
inspiredBy Maya civilization ⓘ
Mayan pyramids ⓘ
Mayan relief sculpture ⓘ
Mayan temples ⓘ
Mesoamerican architecture ⓘ
Pre-Columbian architecture ⓘ
notableExample Ennis House ⓘ
Hollyhock House ⓘ
John Sowden House ⓘ
linked to: Sowden House

Millard House ⓘ
Storer House ⓘ
partOf wider Mesoamerican Revival movement ⓘ
relatedTo Art Deco ⓘ
Aztec Revival architecture ⓘ
Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ
usedFor cinemas ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ
institutional buildings ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
theatres ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ennis House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Millard House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Sowden House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Samuel-Novarro House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Sowden House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
Maitland Art Center → knownFor → Mayan Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to: Mayan Revival
Pre-Columbian Revival architecture → relatedTo → Mayan Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to: Mayan Revival
Sowden House → architecturalStyle → Mayan Revival ⓘ
subject linked to: 5121 Franklin Avenue