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As an aside... I find it fun that people in the US use the term 'Victorian' to describe an era. I like the idea of naming an era in a Republic after a foreign m
by jimnotgym 4y ago
As an aside... I find it fun that people in the US use the term 'Victorian' to describe an era. I like the idea of naming an era in a Republic after a foreign monarch.
Incidentally, if it were 100 years old it would be Georgian. Vitoria died in 1901
- fnordpiglet 4y agoNo, the term describes an architectural style that was popular ~100 years ago. I might be off by some number of years. It is related to the era, but it is independent of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_architecture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_architecture
- jimnotgym 4y agoUmmm more like 120 years ago, during the reign of Queen Victoria, just like your link says. > In the United States, 'Victorian' architecture generally describes styles that were most popular between 1860 and 1900
- fnordpiglet 4y agoOk, I consider 100 years ago from the top of my head pretty reasonable, especially as someone who couldn’t care less about a foreign monarch or precision in dating architectural styles. But, regardless, it’s not referring to an era but to an architectural style. While it was most popular 120 years ago, there have been Victorians built since then. I know not every Victorian in SF is 120+ years old because the city was burned to the ground in 1906.
- panzagl 4y agoGeorgian refers to George I-III here, so ends in the 1780's.
- nemo44x 4y agoIn the USA, many “revival” style homes were built in the 19th and early 20th century. It wouldn’t be uncommon to find a Victorian next to a Georgian next to a Tutor. But they are just styles.
- jimnotgym 4y agoWe call that 'mock Tudor' in the UK