Architectural Styles

Baroque Revival

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Neo-Baroque

Beaux Arts

Second Empire (France)

Wilhelminism (Germany)

Baroque Eclecticism

 

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1830-1930

  • Intricate moldings
  • carvings
  • decorative elements
  • motifs like scrolls & floral patterns
  • bold, sweeping curves
  • dynamic shapes
  • Symmetry
  • Grandeur
  • mansard roofs
  • domes
  • complex roof forms
  • adorned with decorative elements
  • high-quality materials  
  • stone, brick
  • ornate metals, often finished with decorative paint, gilding, or other embellishments
  • Britain
  • France
  • Gemany
  • Italy
  • USA
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Brazil

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Govt Buildings
  • banks
  • palaces
  • courthouses
  • civic structures
  • theatres
  • opera houses
  • hotels
  • mansions
  • Petit Palais, Paris
  • Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera,
  • Semperoper, Dresden
  • Reichstag, Berlin
  • Hamburg Rathaus
  • Bavarian State Opera House, Munich
  • Teatro Massimo, Palermo
  • Teatro Costanzi (Opera House), Rome
  • Cardiff City Hall
  • Old Bailey, London
  • Brompton Oratory, London
  • Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C
  • St. Ignatius Loyola Church, New York City
  • San Francisco City Hall
  • Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
  • Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier) Paris
  • Royal Palace of Brussels,
  • Neo-Baroque grand hotels (purpose-built)
  • Neo-Baroque palace conversions
  • Neo-Baroque apartment block to hotel conversions
  • Neo-Baroque civic/commercial buildings to hotels
  • Opera / theatre-adjacent Neo-Baroque hotels
  • Spa-town Neo-Baroque hotels
  • Grand Inns
  • The Plaza Hotel New York City, USA
  • Grand Hôtel Intercontinental (formerly Grand Hôtel) Paris
  • Palace Hotel San Francisco,
  • Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin,
  • Hôtel de Crillon interiors Paris,
  • Gresham Palace (Four Seasons) — Budapest, Hungary
  • Corinthia Hotel Budapest — Budapest, Hungary
  • The Fairmont Peace Hotel (formerly Cathay Hotel)  Shanghai
  • National Hotel interiors Washington D.C. (demolished)

Adaptive Reuse

  • Former Baroque Revival civic / commercial to hotels in Vienna, Prague, Berlin
  • Baroque Revival townhouse conversions in London, Dublin

Landmarks

Adapted Visitor Accommodation

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