The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar

A Comparative Interpretation of the Influence of the Egyptian Revival Movement on American Architecture in the 20th Century

https://doi.org/10.22034/bagh.2024.427210.5500
Volume 21, Issue 132
June 2024
Pages 43-54
The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

Hosein Karimabadi 1
Hossein Soltanzadeh 2
Alaleh Samir 3

1 Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.

2 Professor, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Islamic Azad University of Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

3 Ph.D. Student, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University of Pardis Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract
Problem statement: Many buildings in the West have a reflection of Egypt’s past architecture. This research studies the origin of “The Egyptian Revival Movement” and the formation of “The Egyptian Architecture Revival” in America, in which, the artist uses the shapes, motifs, and images of ancient Egyptian works of art, which is attributed to the awareness of Western artists about the historical works of ancient Egypt after the conquest by Napoleon in 1798.
Research objective: This study attempts to discover the roots and influence of ancient Egyptian art and architecture on American architecture in the 20th century.
Research method: This qualitative research aims to find the roots and the way ancient Egyptian art and architecture influenced American architectural works in the 20th century using an interpretive-historical method.
Conclusion: Results show that after the conquest of Egypt by Napoleon, many artists of the following decades were inclined to the art and architecture of ancient Egypt, which led to the formation of the Revival movement of Egyptian architecture. In this way, many architectural buildings were designed and constructed with the inspiration of the art and architecture of ancient Egypt in form and elements such as sanctuary, pylon, peristyle, pyramid, and also Egyptian motifs like papyrus, gorge-cornice with vulture-winged solar globe.

Keywords

Revival of Egyptian architecture
Immortality
Egyptian revival movement
Ancient Egypt
20th-century architecture
Napoleon Bonaparte
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