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beaux arts


"the fine arts," 1821, from French; also in reference to Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated there.
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beaux arts


If you have ever seen the Custom House in Bowling Green in New York you have witnessed this movement. It uses symmetry as well as the ornaments to establish a bold look.
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