Architectural Styles
Empire
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1800-1820s
- Ancient Greek and Roman elements
- columns
- pilasters
- porticos
- Monumentality
- elaborate decorative elements,
- motifs of eagles
- laurel wreaths
- rich materials such as marble
- elaborate plasterwork,
- bold colors like reds, golds, and deep greens
- symmetry
- France
- Europe
- USA
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- City Halls
- Courthouses
- Museums
- cultural institutions
- private residences
- La Madeleine Paris
- Palais de la Bourse Marseille
- Arc de Triomphe Paris
- Château de Fontainebleau interiors
- Maison de l’Empereur Paris
- Chateau de Malmaison
- Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
- Portico of Palais Bourbon Paris
- Place Vendome column
- Kazan Cathedral St Petersburg;
- Palace / aristocratic residence hotels
- Grand townhouse / hôtel particulier boutique hotels
- Converted government / administrative buildings
- Historic coaching inns updated in the Empire period
- Spa-town hotels from the Empire period
- Heritage apartments in Empire-era residential blocks
- Grand Hotel du Palais Royal – Paris
- Hotel Napoleon (various European cities)
- Hôtel Crillon, Paris, France
- Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome, Italy
- Grand Hotel Europe – St Petersburg, Russia
- Spa Hotels in Baden-Baden / Wiesbaden (Germany)
- Historic spa hotels in Vicenza / Padua (Italy)
Adaptive Reuse
- Historic residences and mens’ clubs converted into accommodation in Palais Royale / Palais Bourbon Surroundings – Paris
- Hôtel Particulier Grand Townhouse Conversions into luxury boutique hotels (Paris & French provinces)
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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