Pugin
Americannoun
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Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
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his son Augustus Welby Northmore 1812–52, English architect and designer.
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Example Sentences
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A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the government and against Pugin in that case.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Stained glass windows designed by Augustus Pugin had to be covered to block out light visible to German bombers.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2021
Five hundred years later, the gothic revivalist architect Augustus Pugin fainted when he first encountered Notre Dame, so overwhelmed was he by its beauty.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2019
The wallpaper in the Jubilee Room was designed by a bloke who died in 1852 - Augustus Pugin.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2019
Honor had grown up among those who fed on Scott, Wordsworth, and Fouqué, took their theology from the British Critic, and their taste from Pugin; and moulded their opinions and practice on the past.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
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