Second Empire architecture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Second_Empire_architecture
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architectural_style
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Napoleon_III_style
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Napoleon_III
gptkbp:characteristic elaborate ornamentation
symmetrical facades
iron cresting
tall windows
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1880s
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Renaissance_architecture
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Second_French_Empire
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Philadelphia_City_Hall
gptkb:Palais_Garnier
gptkb:Old_City_Hall,_Boston
Louvre expansion
gptkbp:notableFeature mansard roof
ornate decoration
pavilions
dormer windows
projecting central pavilion
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:period mid-19th century
gptkbp:periodOfPopularity 1852–1870
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:roofType mansard
gptkbp:usedFor government buildings
public buildings
residential buildings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Baroque_Revival
gptkb:Second_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Empire architecture