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Article: France, Architecture in
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- Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
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FRANCE, ARCHITECTURE IN
FRANCE, ARCHITECTURE IN.
French architecture of the early modern period is characterized by three main tendencies: the survival of Gothic technology and form, the influence of Italian and ancient models of classicism, and the effort to form a strong French architectural language. Political and social overtones varied in the Renaissance, with ancient and Italian classical influences gradually merging with a lively Late Gothic tradition to express cultivation and splendor. In the seventeenth century, French kings elaborated universal principles and state institutions to express their political and cultural ambitions. Finally, in the eighteenth century, ...
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