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Pugin

noun
1.
English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852).  Synonym: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.





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... in speaking of Pugin's designs, I said, "Expect no cathedrals of him; but no one, at present, can design a better finial, though he will never design even a finial perfectly." But even this I said less with reference to powers ...
— Lectures on Architecture and Painting - Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 • John Ruskin
... Charley, you could go with me into a door south of the transept, over which, in oddly-shaped letters, are the words "MEDIAEVAL COURT." The very name reminds one of Popery, Puseyism, and Pugin. This mediaeval court absolutely dazzles one's eyes with its splendors. Auriferous draperies line the walls; from the ceiling hang gold and silver lamps—such lamps as are to be seen in Romish chapels before the ...
— Young Americans Abroad - Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, - Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland • Various


Words linked to "Pugin" :   Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, designer, architect


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