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Renaissance: Type of termDefinition (tool-tip); TermRenaissance; Alternative Terms-; Replaced with-; Short Description-; Long DescriptionThe revival of classical architecture that began in 15th-century Italy and spread through Western Europe and the Americas in the following two centuries, finding distinctive forms and interpretations in different states and regions. From c. 1830 the Italian version was revived in Britain as a style in its own right (sometimes called Neo-Renaissance or Italianate), i.e. as distinguished from the native Georgian classical tradition.; Images
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