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Napoléon III was a vain authoritarian who came to power in a wave of nationalist populism. His rule, marked by huge projects and garish tastes, ended very badly. World News Editor PARIS—For almost 150 ...

ELEVEN years have passed since the fall of Napoleon III., and the Second Empire is beginning, as the French say, to design itself. It appears to have been almost as much of a riddle, while it lasted, ...

Home at 2 Collins Avenue Friday August 7, 2015 in Troy, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) Second Empire architecture is a lesson in perspective, a reminder that what we now look upon as ...

THERE is no doubt about it; the historical pendulum is swinging back. The picturesque historians are coming into their own again. The brave days of Macaulay and Froude and Green, of Motley and ...

Victorian architecture spanned the 64-year reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901. During her sovereignty, seven styles of architecture were prevalent; Second Empire, Italianate, Stick Eastlake, ...

The Second Empire style of design left its mark on residential and civic architecture in Lancaster County from 1850 to 1868. Here are some examples. Click the arrows to move through the slideshow.

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