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Battle of the Styles

Battle of the Styles

S11 · E1 January 15, 1992

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Overview

In October 1834 the Houses of Parliament burned down. Which architectural style would best express Victorian values? Architects, politicians, and the general public took sides in a fierce debate between the Classic and the Gothic, echoed in today's battle between Classicists and Modernists.

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