The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or

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in France and

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in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term is used to describe architecture and architectural sculptures which display important aspects of

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style, but are not of the original Baroque period. Elements of the Baroque architectural tradition were an essential part of the curriculum of the

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in Paris, the pre-eminent school of architecture in the second half of the 19th century, and are integral to the

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it engendered both in France and abroad. An ebullient sense of European

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encouraged an official architecture to reflect it in Britain and France, and in Germany and Italy the Baroque Revival expressed pride in the new power of the unified state.

Notable examples

* Akasaka Palace (1899–1909), Tokyo, Japan * Alferaki Palace (1848),

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, Russia * Ashton Memorial (1907–1909), Lancaster, England *

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(1898–1906), Belfast, Northern Ireland *

Bode Museum The Bode Museum (), formerly called the Emperor Frederick Museum (), is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin. It was built from 1898 to 1904 by order of German Emperor William II according to plans by Ernst ...

(1904), Berlin, Germany *

British Columbia Parliament Buildings The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The Speaker and the Sergeant-at-Arms are amongst those responsible for the legislative precinc ...

(1893–1897),

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, Canada *

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(1888), Vienna, Austria * Cardiff City Hall (1897–1906), Cardiff, Wales * Cathedral of Salta (1882),

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, Argentina * Christiansborg Palace (1907–1928), Copenhagen, Denmark * Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (1895–1900), New York City, United States * Church of Saints Peter and Paul (1932–1939),

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, Ireland * Cluj-Napoca National Theatre (1904–1906),

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, Romania * Dolmabahçe Palace (1843–1856), Istanbul, Turkey * Durban City Hall,

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, South Africa * The Elms Mansion (1899–1901),

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, United States * Gran Teatro de La Habana (1908–1915), Havana, Cuba * House of the National Assembly of Serbia (1907–1936), Belgrade, Serbia *

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, Library of Congress (1873–1897), Washington, D.C., United States * Näsilinna (also known as the Milavida Palace) (1898),

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, Finland * Royal Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria * National Theatre (1899), Oslo, Norway * Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (1910), Monaco * Old Parliament Building (1930),

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, Sri Lanka *

Ortaköy Mosque Ortaköy Mosque (), formally the Büyük Mecidiye Camii () in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is a mosque situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus. It was commissioned by the Ottom ...

(1854–1856), Istanbul, Turkey *

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(also known as the Paris Opera) (1861–1875), Paris, France * Port of Liverpool Building (1903–1907), Liverpool, England * Rosecliff Mansion (1898–1902), Newport, Rhode Island, United States *

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(1905–1909),

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, Belgium *

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(1878),

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, Germany *

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rectorate (1924–1934), Sofia, Bulgaria * St. Barbara's Church (1910),

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, New York, United States * St. John Cantius Church (1893–1898), Chicago, United States * Stefánia Palace (formerly named Park Club) (1893–1895), Budapest, Hungary * Széchenyi thermal bath (1913), Budapest, Hungary * Volkstheater (1889), Vienna, Austria * Wenckheim Palace (1886–1889), Budapest, Hungary * Zachęta National Gallery of Art (1898–1900), Warsaw, Poland There are also number of post-modern buildings with a style that might be called "Baroque", for example the Dancing House in Prague by Vlado Milunić and

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, who have described it as "new Baroque"."''The Dancing Building, which Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunic have described as "new Baroque", has divided opinion ..'", in "Architect recalls genesis of Dancing Building as coffee table book published", by Ian Willoughby, 11-07-2003
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Baroque Revival architects

* Ferdinand Fellner (1847–1916) and Hermann Helmer (1849–1919) * Arthur Meinig (1853–1904) * Sir

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(1869–1944) * Members of the Armenian

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(19th century) * Charles Garnier (1825–1898)

Gallery

File:Istanbul_asv2020-02_img60_Ortaköy_Mosque.jpg,

in Istanbul, Turkey, 1854–1856 File:Dresden - Semperoper - 2013.jpg,

, Germany, 1878 File:AMSTERDAM HOLLAND APRIL 2013 (8711705082).jpg, Basilica of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1887 File:Wien - Burgtheater, Hauptfassade.JPG,

in Vienna, Austria, 1888 File:Sagerska palatset 2011.JPG,

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in Stockholm, Sweden, 1893 File:Näsilinna, Museo Milavida.jpg, Milavida Palace in

, Finland, 1898 File:Port of Liverpool building - 2012-05-27 (5).JPG, Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool, England, 1903–1907 File:AfricaMuseum - 2023-02-09 - 03.jpg,

, Belgium, 1905–1909 File:Budapest Széchenyi Baths R02.jpg, Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest, Hungary, 1913 File:Facciata Incoro.JPG, Madre del Buon Consiglio in Naples, Italy, 1920–1960 File:2017 Lima - Palacio de Gobierno del Perú.jpg, Government Palace in Lima, Peru, 1938

Notable examples

Baroque Revival architects

Gallery

See also

References

Further reading