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Jugendstil

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Ju·gend·stil  (ygnt-shtl)
n.
A style of architecture and decorative art similar to art nouveau, popular in German-speaking areas of Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
[German : Jugend, youth + Stil, style.]
Jugendstil German [ˈjuːgəntʃtiːl]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) another name for Art Nouveau
[from Jugend literally: youth, name of illustrated periodical that first appeared in 1896, + Stil style]
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Local architects and designers have no problems using the eclectic mix of styles, designs and approaches--from stylized, flowing forms of Jugendstil so popular in the capital city of Riga, to opulent, 'in your face' Art Deco shapes to the monumental Baroque structures.
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Although the decaying buildings of Paris's "Halle" series originally provoked reaction because they denied the Utopian ideal of the socialist city, pointed political comment went undetected--the exposed snow-covered rafters of a dilapidated Jugendstil building was not interpreted as a direct criticism of the policy of allowing historic buildings to decay in order to justify their demolition.
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