HIST - Victorian

Question 1

industrialization brought many innovations in architecture; the revival and eclectic architecture, decor, and furnishings; characterized by rapid changes of style as a consequence of aesthetic controversy and technological innovations; reign of Queen Victoria of England

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Victorian Era

Question 2

use of cast iron as framing in building structures, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies, and fences.

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Cast-Iron Framing

Question 3

made of prefabricated iron and glass panels; built for the Great Exhibition in 1851

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Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton

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use of slender cast-iron columns over which nine vaulted sky-lighted domes were suspended

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National Library, in Paris by Henri Labrouste

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an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris; named after the engineer that designed and built the tower; built for the 1889 International Exhibition in Paris

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Eiffel Tower by Engr. Gustave Eiffel

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seen as one of the symbols of the Imperial regime; portrays eclecticism and the exuberance of its decoration; richly decorated with friezes, columns, and winged figures among other statues

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Paris Opera House by Charles Garnier

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a movement aimed at reviving the spirit of Gothic architecture; characterized by strong associational values of religion and nature; found both in ecclesiastical and residential architecture with a wide range of archaeological accuracy

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Gothic Revival

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the mainspring of the archaeologically-correct Gothic Revival with his “True Principles of Christian or Pointed Architecture”

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Augustus Pugin

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was a leading architect whose genius lay in restoration; believed in restoring buildings to a state of completion that they would not have known even when they were first built

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Eugene Viollet de duc

Question 10

the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of UK: the House of Lords, and the House of Commons; uses a Perpendicular Gothic style; contains the Victoria Tower, and the Big Ben

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Westminster Palace

Question 11

dominated American architecture; the popularity of the style was dues to its strong association with classical tradition and democracy; very adaptable, and permeated all levels of building

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Greek Revival Style