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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mayan Revival canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mayan Revival Context triple: [Ennis House, architecturalStyle, Mayan Revival]
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Spanish Colonial Revival
Spanish Colonial Revival is an early 20th-century architectural style that reinterprets historic Spanish and Mediterranean forms through features like stucco walls, red tile roofs, and ornamental ironwork, especially popular in the American Southwest and California.
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Spanish Baroque Revival
Spanish Baroque Revival is an architectural style that reinterprets the highly ornate, dramatic forms of historic Spanish Baroque architecture in later revival-period buildings.
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Porfirian architecture
Porfirian architecture is a late 19th- and early 20th-century Mexican architectural style characterized by eclectic European influences, monumental public works, and ornate detailing associated with the modernization efforts under President Porfirio Díaz.
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Pueblo Revival architecture
Pueblo Revival architecture is a 20th-century American architectural style that emulates traditional Native American Pueblo building forms, featuring adobe or stucco walls, flat roofs, and projecting wooden roof beams (vigas).
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Usumacinta regional style
The Usumacinta regional style is a distinctive artistic tradition of the western Maya lowlands, characterized by elaborate stone sculpture, refined relief carving, and iconography associated with major Classic-period cities along the Usumacinta River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mayan Revival Target entity description: 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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A.
Spanish Colonial Revival
Spanish Colonial Revival is an early 20th-century architectural style that reinterprets historic Spanish and Mediterranean forms through features like stucco walls, red tile roofs, and ornamental ironwork, especially popular in the American Southwest and California.
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B.
Spanish Baroque Revival
Spanish Baroque Revival is an architectural style that reinterprets the highly ornate, dramatic forms of historic Spanish Baroque architecture in later revival-period buildings.
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C.
Porfirian architecture
Porfirian architecture is a late 19th- and early 20th-century Mexican architectural style characterized by eclectic European influences, monumental public works, and ornate detailing associated with the modernization efforts under President Porfirio Díaz.
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D.
Pueblo Revival architecture
Pueblo Revival architecture is a 20th-century American architectural style that emulates traditional Native American Pueblo building forms, featuring adobe or stucco walls, flat roofs, and projecting wooden roof beams (vigas).
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E.
Usumacinta regional style
The Usumacinta regional style is a distinctive artistic tradition of the western Maya lowlands, characterized by elaborate stone sculpture, refined relief carving, and iconography associated with major Classic-period cities along the Usumacinta River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | architectural style ⓘ |
| aestheticGoal |
create exotic and romantic imagery
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evoke mystery of ancient Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitect |
Frank Lloyd Wright
NERFINISHED
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Lloyd Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stacy-Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
poured concrete
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stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ textile concrete blocks ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
California
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Maya Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abstracted serpent and jaguar motifs
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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
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popular fascination with ancient civilizations ⓘ publications on Mayan ruins ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Maya civilization
NERFINISHED
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Mayan pyramids ⓘ Mayan relief sculpture ⓘ Mayan temples ⓘ Mesoamerican architecture ⓘ Pre-Columbian architecture ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Ennis House
NERFINISHED
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Hollyhock House NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sowden House NERFINISHED ⓘ Millard House NERFINISHED ⓘ Storer House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | wider Mesoamerican Revival movement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Art Deco
NERFINISHED
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Aztec Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cinemas
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commercial buildings ⓘ institutional buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ theatres ⓘ |
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Subject: Mayan Revival Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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