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Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era Victorian era

The Victorian era of Great Britain [i] marked the height of ... 

. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign of Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was the Queen [i] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [i] ... 

 after whom it is named.

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The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era Victorian era

The Victorian era of Great Britain [i] marked the height of ... 

. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign of Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was the Queen [i] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [i] ... 

 after whom it is named.

History

The Victorian era lasted 64 years, from 1837 to 1901. Greek Revival architecture stretches from the later part of the Colonial era into the beginnings of the Victorian era. Similarly, the Arts and Crafts movement Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts movement is a major English [i] and American [i] aesthetic movement [i] ... 

 in The United States started a few years before the end of the Victorian era.

Varieties of Victorian architecture

  • British Arts and Crafts movement
  • Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture

    The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement [i] which originated in mid-18th ce ... 

  • Italianate Italianate architecture

    In the course of the history of Classical architecture [i], an Italianate style of architecture was a d ... 

  • Jacobethan Jacobethan

    Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman [i] to describe the English Revival style [i] ... 

  • Neoclassicism Neoclassical architecture

    The neoclassical movement [i] that produced Neoclassical architecture began in the mid-18th century [i] ... 

  • Neo-Grec Neo-Grec

    "Neo-Grec" is a term referring to late manifestations of Neoclassicism [i] now called the Greek Revival [i] ... 

  • Painted ladies Painted ladies

    This article is about the architectural style.... 

  • Queen Anne Queen Anne Style architecture

    The Queen Anne Style of British and American architecture reached its greatest popularity in the last q... 

  • Renaissance Revival Neo-Renaissance

    "Neo-Renaissance" is an all encompassing style designation that covers many aspects of those 19th centur... 

  • Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival architecture

    Romanesque Revival is a style of building in the late 19th century [i] inspired by the 11th [i] ... 

  • Second Empire Second Empire

    Second Empire is an architectural style that was popular during the Victorian era [i], reaching its zeni ... 

  • Stick-Eastlake
  • Industrial


There are also Folk and Shingle Style Victorian Houses. Please note that the names of architectural styles varied between countries. Many homes combined the elements of several different styles and are not easily distinguishable as one particular style or another. Highly decorated houses are sometimes called gingerbread Gingerbread

Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake [i] or a cookie [i] in which the predominant fl ... 

 houses.

Great Victorian era cities include London London

London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

, Glasgow Glasgow

The city was formerly a royal burgh [i], and was known as the "Second City [i] of the British Empire [i] ... 

, Melbourne Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital [i] and largest city in the Australian ... 

 and Manchester Manchester

The City of Manchester is a major city [i] and metropolitan borough [i] in the North [i] of England [i], ... 

.

The Distillery District Distillery District

The Distillery District is a historic district to the east of the downtown core of Toronto [i], Canada [i] ... 

 in Toronto Toronto

Toronto is the largest city [i] in Canada [i] ... 

 contains the largest and best preserved collection of Victorian-era industrial architecture in North America.

See also: Georgian architecture Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in English [i]-speaking countries to the classic architectural style [i] ... 

.

References

  • Dixon, Roger and Muthesius, Stephan. Victorian architecture. Thames & Hudson: 1978. ISBN 0-500-18163-2 .
  • Prentice, Helaine Kaplan, Rehab Right, Ten-Speed Press. ISBN 0-89815-172-4, includes descriptions of different Victorian and early 20th Century architectural styles common in the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly Oakland Oakland, California

    Oakland, founded in 1852 [i], is an American [i] city on the eastern shore [i] ... 

    , and detailed instructions for repair and restoration of details common to older house styles.

See also

  • Anti-victorianism

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