Edwardian architecture

Edwardian architecture

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Antrim House is a historic building of Edwardian architecture in Wellington, New Zealand.

Edwardian architecture is the style popular during King Edward VII of the United Kingdom's reign; he reigned from 1901 to 1910, but the architecture style is generally considered to be indicative of the years 1901 to 1914.^[1]

Edwardian architecture is generally less ornate than high or late Victorian architecture,^[2] apart from a subset used for major buildings known as Edwardian Baroque architecture.

Masonic Temple, Aberdeen, Scotland built in 1910.

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• 1 Characteristics
• 2 Architectural influences
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 Further reading
• 6 External links

Characteristics[edit source | edit]

• Colour: lighter colours were used; the use of gas and later electric lights caused designers to be less concerned about the need to disguise soot buildup on walls compared to Victorian era architecture.^[2]
• Patterns: "Decorative patterns were less complex; both wallpaper and curtain designs were more plain." ^[2]
• Clutter: "There was less clutter than in the Victorian era . Ornaments were perhaps grouped rather than everywhere."

Architectural influences[edit source | edit]

• Victorian^[2]
• Art Nouveau^[2]
• Georgian ^[2]

See also[edit source | edit]

• Edwardian era
• Edwardian Baroque architecture
• Federation architecture (Australian variant)