French architectural styles before the French Revolution were governed by Académie royale d'architecture (1671–1793), then, following the French Revolution, by the Architecture section of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. The Beaux-Arts style evolved from the French classicism of the Style Louis XIV, and then French neoclassicism beginning with Style Louis XV and Style Louis XVI. It was an important style in Europe and the Americas through the end of the 19th century, and into the 20th. It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism, but also incorporated Renaissance and Baroque elements, and used modern materials, such as iron and glass, and later, steel. Top: The Grand staircase of the Palais Garnier (Paris), 1860–1875, by Charles Garnier Second: The CEC Palace on Victory Avenue ( Bucharest, Romania), 1897–1900, by Paul Gottereau Third: Entrance of the Grand Palais (Paris), 1900, by Charles Girault Bottom: Grand Central Terminal and the Helmsley Building (New York City), pictured in 1944.īeaux-Arts architecture ( / b oʊ z ˈ ɑːr/ bohz AR, French: ⓘ) was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century.
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