Edifice
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| - | '''Artificial ruins''' or '''imitation''' or '''faux ruins''' or '''picturesque ruins''' are [[edifice]] [[fragment]]s built to resemble real remnants of [[historic building]]s. | ||
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| - | Artificial ruins became fashionable in [[Germany|German]] interpretations of [[baroque]] and [[English garden]]s, like the [[Ruinenberg]]. The ruins are mostly of gothic or ancient style. | ||
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| - | The fashion for [[picturesque ruin]]s became widespread with the rise of the [[Romantic movement]] soon after the middle of the 18th century and symbolized both the decline of once [[great power]]s and the preservation of the remains of a [[heroic past]]. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Folly (architecture)]] | ||
| - | *[[Ruin]] | ||
| - | *[[Ruin painting]] | ||
| - | *[[Castle]] | ||
| - | *[[Nymphenburg Palace]] | ||
| - | *[[Břeclav]] | ||
| - | *[[Pillnitz Castle]] | ||
| + | # A [[building]]; a [[structure]]; an [[architectural]] [[fabric]], especially an [[imposing]] one; a large or fine building, [[public]] or private. | ||
| + | # An abstract structure; a school of thought. | ||
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- A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
- An abstract structure; a school of thought.
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