Second Empire style
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Second Empire style, also known as the Napoleon III style or Haussmann style, is a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts originating in the Second French Empire. It was characteris
The Opéra Garnier (1862–1875)
Philadelphia City Hall (1871–1901)
The ceiling of the Grand Salon of the Opéra Garnier (1862–1875)
Mrs. Benjamin Pomeroy House (1868), Bunnell and Lambert, Southport, Connecticut
Saint-Augustin, Paris
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The Church of St. Augustine is a Catholic church located at 46 boulevard Malesherbes in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The church was built between 1860 and 1871 by the Paris city chief architect Vi
Second Empire style
…America. Major examples of the style include the Opéra Garnier (1862–1875) in Paris by Charles Garnier, the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, the Church of Saint Augustine (1860–1871), and the Philadelphia City Hall (1871–1901). The architectural style was closely connected with Haussmann's renovation of Paris carried out…
Eglise Saint Augustin de Paris
The facade
The apse or rear of the church, surrounded by chapels
The nave, choir and the ciborium over the altar with the original high altar partially obstructed by the modern timber altar