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Pugin

[ pyoo-jin ]

noun

  1. Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
  2. 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

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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