Meanings
- architectureSynonym of Neo-Renaissance.
Two styles of the late 19th century, Renaissance Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque, remained influential through World War I.
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A style based on the architecture of sixteenth-century Italy and France (which, in turn, was based on the styles of ancient Rome and Greece), the Renaissance Revival in the United States influenced architecture and the decorative arts from the mid-nineteenth century through the first decade of the twentieth century.
2008, Helen Sheumaker, Shirley Teresa Wajda, editors, Material Culture in America, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 390Synonyms: Neo-Renaissance
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Neo-Renaissance.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes.
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Renaissance Revival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Renaissance%20Revival
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