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Pugin
[ pyoo-jin ]
noun
- Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
- his son Au·gus·tus Wel·by North·more [aw-, guhs, -t, uh, s , wel, -bee , nawrth, -mawr], 1812–52, English architect and designer.
Pugin
/ ˈːɪ /
noun
- PuginAugustus (Welby Northmore)18121852MBritishARCHITECTURE: architect Augustus ( Welby Northmore ). 1812–52, British architect; a leader of the Gothic Revival. He collaborated with Sir Charles Barry on the Palace of Westminster (begun 1836)
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Pugin argued that the very nature of being an accessory after the fact means there was no legal proceeding at the time to be obstructed.
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Advised by historical experts, he selected furniture, fittings and wallpaper designed by Augustus Pugin.
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Stained glass windows designed by Augustus Pugin had to be covered to block out light visible to German bombers.
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Five hundred years later, the gothic revivalist architect Augustus Pugin fainted when he first encountered Notre Dame, so overwhelmed was he by its beauty.
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The wallpaper in the Jubilee Room was designed by a bloke who died in 1852 - Augustus Pugin.
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