Georgian architecture
Eighteenth-century British style
Georgian architecture is the dominant British building style from roughly 1714 to 1830, spanning the reigns of the four King Georges.
It features symmetrical facades, classical proportions, sash windows, and restrained ornamentation drawn from Greek and Roman models.
The style spread throughout the British Empire, shaping colonial American buildings: a Georgian brick townhouse, Georgian doorways with fanlights.
In the American South, grand Georgian plantation houses preceded the later Greek Revival style.
Columned covered entryway
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- sash windowsVertically sliding window frames
- fanlightSemicircular window over doorway
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
pilaster · keystone · balustrade · hipped roof · entablature · frieze · ashlar · brickwork
Renaissance-rooted architectural style
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- Adam styleBritish decorative movement, 1760s-1790s
- RegencyProxy rule period
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
proportion · balance · harmony · order · formality · restraint · elegance · refinement
Attached multi-floor urban residence
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
- mansionLarge, stately home
- country houseGrand rural residence
crescent · square · assembly rooms · Bath · Dublin · Williamsburg · rectory · almshouse
Years 1701-1800
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- colonialOf occupied territories
- antebellumBefore a war's start
Restoration · period · John Nash · Thomas Jefferson · Inigo Jones
Inherited cultural legacy
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- National TrustUK heritage preservation charity
- listed buildingLegally protected historic structure
Molded wall or ceiling decoration
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
- festoonOrnamental hanging chain
- cartoucheOval framing royal hieroglyphs
Corinthian · volute · swag · rosette · Greek key · medallion · chinoiserie · gilding
portico
Columned covered entryway
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- sash windowsVertically sliding window frames
- fanlightSemicircular window over doorway
cornice · pilaster · keystone · balustrade · hipped roof · entablature · frieze · ashlar · brickwork · facade
Palladian
Renaissance-rooted architectural style
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- Adam styleBritish decorative movement, 1760s-1790s
- RegencyProxy rule period
symmetry · proportion · balance · harmony · order · formality · restraint · elegance · refinement · geometry
townhouse
Attached multi-floor urban residence
country house · crescent · square · assembly rooms · Bath · Dublin · Williamsburg · rectory · almshouse · courthouse
18th century
Years 1701-1800
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- colonialOf occupied territories
antebellum · Restoration · period · John Nash · Thomas Jefferson · Inigo Jones
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- National TrustUK heritage preservation charity
listed building · landmark · adaptive reuse · survey · documentation
plasterwork
Molded wall or ceiling decoration
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
- festoonOrnamental hanging chain
cartouche · Corinthian · volute · swag · rosette · Greek key · medallion · chinoiserie · gilding · fretwork
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III
- Downing Streetfront door, official residence, historic building, security gates, garden parties
- Georgian EraRegency, Jane Austen, Adam style, Regency style, Grand Tour
- Neoclassical architecturecolonnades, pediments, porticos, domes, cornices
- heritage sitesWorld Heritage Site, historic landmarks, Machu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks
- Historic BritainStonehenge, Tower of London, Hadrian's Wall, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey
Georgian architectureVictorian architecture
Ornate 1800s building style
Georgian architectureRococo
Lavishly ornamented decorative style
Gothic architecture · Brutalism · asymmetrical design · Baroque · Beaux-Arts
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