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Beaux-Arts Architecture

Also Known As Beaux-Arts Classicism
Nineteenth-Century Revival and Eclectic Architecture

Beaux-Arts architecture is the grand, academic classicism taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, blending French neoclassicism with Renaissance and Baroque ornament. It reached its fullest expression under France's Second Empire and Third Republic and spread from there to public and institutional buildings across Europe and the Americas into the early twentieth century. Grand Central Terminal in New York, completed in 1913, is a celebrated American example.

Facts
Period
from 1880 1
Marks the style's rise to dominance in American architecture, its most influential form; the older Parisian academic tradition it draws on predates this.
Period
to 1920 1
The close of the style's high American period; teaching in the Beaux-Arts manner continued at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris until 1968.
Origin Region
France, spreading to Europe and the Americas 1
Beaux-Arts Architecture
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Federal Palace of Switzerland

Beaux-Arts Architecture

San Francisco City Hall

Beaux-Arts Architecture
Connections

Associated With

Demolition of Pennsylvania Station, Milestones
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Institutions and Organizations

The style takes its name from, and was formally taught at, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Source Wikipedia
Additional Source École des Beaux-Arts (Wikipedia)
The Parti, Concepts

Editorial link from the concept to a related style, element, milestone or figure; no citation attached

The World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Milestones

Influenced By

Neoclassical Architecture, Styles and Movements

Beaux-Arts design draws directly on French neoclassicism, adding Renaissance and Baroque ornament and grander planning.

Source Wikipedia

Notable Examples

Anna-Dean Farm, Buildings and Structures
Source Anna-Dean Farm (Wikidata)
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Buildings and Structures
Source Fairmont Copley Plaza - Wikipedia
Federal Palace of Switzerland, Buildings and Structures
Source Federal Palace of Switzerland (Wikipedia)
Grand Central Terminal, Buildings and Structures
Source Grand Central Terminal (Wikipedia)
Grand Palais, Buildings and Structures
Source Grand Palais (Wikipedia)
New York Public Library Main Branch, Buildings and Structures
Source New York Public Library Main Branch, Wikipedia
Palais Garnier, Buildings and Structures
Source Palais Garnier, Wikipedia
Pennsylvania Station, Buildings and Structures
Source Pennsylvania Station 1910-1963 (Wikipedia)
San Francisco City Hall, Buildings and Structures

A Beaux-Arts civic landmark designed by Arthur Brown Jr.

Selfridges London, Buildings and Structures
Source Selfridges London (Wikipedia)
The Algonquin Hotel, Buildings and Structures
Source Algonquin Hotel, Wikipedia
The Mayflower Hotel, Buildings and Structures
Source The Mayflower Hotel, Wikipedia
The Willard InterContinental, Buildings and Structures
Source Willard InterContinental Washington, Wikipedia
Thomas Jefferson Building, Buildings and Structures
Source Thomas Jefferson Building, Wikipedia
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikipedia: Umaid Bhawan Palace
Union Station (Toronto), Buildings and Structures
Source Union Station (Toronto), Wikipedia
Union Station, Washington, D.C., Buildings and Structures
Source Washington Union Station, Wikipedia
Villa La Californie, Buildings and Structures
Source Villa La Californie (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, originated there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The style referred to as Beaux-Arts in English reached the apex of its development during the Second Empire (1852-1870) and the Third Republic that followed.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture, American influence paragraph
    The Beaux-Arts style heavily influenced the architecture of the United States in the period from 1880 to 1920.
  • Influenced By: Neoclassical Architecture
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Pennsylvania Station 1910-1963 (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Pennsylvania Station, infobox architectural_style field: Beaux-ArtsView the Source
Wikipedia: Umaid Bhawan Palace
Notable Examples: Umaid Bhawan Palace, infobox architectural_style field: Indo-Saracenic Architecture, Beaux-Arts architectureView the Source
Willard InterContinental Washington, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: The Willard InterContinental, infobox architectural_style field: Beaux-ArtsView the Source
Algonquin Hotel, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: The Algonquin Hotel, infobox architectural_style field: Renaissance Revival, Beaux-ArtsView the Source
Union Station (Toronto), Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Union Station (Toronto), infobox architectural_style field: Beaux-ArtsView the Source
Thomas Jefferson Building, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Thomas Jefferson Building, infobox architectural_style field: Beaux-ArtsView the Source
Villa La Californie (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Villa La Californie, infobox architectural_style field: Beaux-ArtsView the Source
Selfridges London (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Selfridges London, Infobox, architectural_style
Quote, Notable Examples: Selfridges London, Infobox, architectural_style
architectural_style: Beaux-Arts with Ionic columns
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Palais Garnier, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Palais Garnier, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Palais Garnier, Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in France
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The Mayflower Hotel, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: The Mayflower Hotel, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: The Mayflower Hotel, Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C.
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Grand Palais (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Grand Palais, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Grand Palais, Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in France
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New York Public Library Main Branch, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: New York Public Library Main Branch, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: New York Public Library Main Branch, Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City
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Federal Palace of Switzerland (Wikipedia)
WikipediaNotable Examples: Federal Palace of Switzerland, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Federal Palace of Switzerland, Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture
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Grand Central Terminal (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Grand Central Terminal, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Grand Central Terminal, Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City
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Washington Union Station, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Union Station, Washington, D.C., Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Union Station, Washington, D.C., Wikipedia categories
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C.
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Fairmont Copley Plaza - Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Fairmont Copley Plaza, Wikipedia article
Quote, Notable Examples: Fairmont Copley Plaza, Wikipedia article
The seven-floor hotel is constructed of limestone and buff brick in the Beaux-Arts style.
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Anna-Dean Farm (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Anna-Dean Farm, Wikipedia article
Quote, Notable Examples: Anna-Dean Farm, Wikipedia article
The centerpiece of the farm was the 52 room Beaux Arts style mansion Barber constructed in 1909 to 1910.
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École des Beaux-Arts (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Ecole des Beaux-ArtsView the Source
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