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Second Empire style in the Reichstag building
Second Empire style in the Reichstag building Reichstag building, Berlin (originally completed 1894; restored in the late 20th century).

Second Empire style

architecture
Also known as: Napoleon III style, Second Empire Baroque style(Show More)
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Second Empire style, architectural style that was dominant internationally during the second half of the 19th century. Developing from a tendency of architects of the second quarter of the 19th century to use architectural schemes drawn from the periods of the Italian Renaissance, Louis XIV, and Napoleon I to give dignity to public buildings, the style was solidified into a recognizable compositional and decorative scheme by the extension designed for the Louvre in Paris by...

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