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Cumberland Terrace, London, John Nash The original Piccadilly entrance to the Burlington Arcade, 1819 John Nash's All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. Regency architecture encompasses classical buildings built in the United Kingdom during the Regency era in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to earlier and later buildings following the same style.
Living room in Hollywood Regency style, drawing on its tendency to favor turquoise, mirrors, and strong dark/ white contrasts. Hollywood Regency, sometimes called Regency Moderne, is a design style that describes both interior design and landscape architecture characterized by the bold use of color and contrast often with metallic and glass accents meant to signify both opulence and comfort.
Articles relating to Regency architecture, the late phase of Georgian architecture. It was influenced from the neo-classical style of the 18th century. The period coincides with the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and the French Empire style. [1
The Regency era of British history is commonly understood as the years between c. 1795 and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820. King George III first suffered debilitating illness in the late 1780s, and relapsed into his final mental illness in 1810.
As with Victorian Georgian architecture, the Victorian Regency style was a continuation of the Old Colonial Regency style into the Victorian era (c.1840 – c.1890). [24] The Regency style was a refinement of the Georgian style, with elaborations like a portico with columns at the front of the house.
Italianate. Modeled after farmhouses on the Italian countryside in the early 1800s, Italianate-style homes stand out for their grand stature. This style made its way to the U.S. in the 1850s ...
John Nash (18 January 1752 – 13 May 1835) was one of the foremost British architects of the Georgian and Regency eras, during which he was responsible for the design, in the neoclassical and picturesque styles, of many important areas of London.
Regency 1811–1830 (UK) Antebellum 1812–1861 (Southern United States) ... Herbert Pothorn, A guide to architectural styles, Phaidon, 1983; External links