biography
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Pugin, Augustus (Welby Northmore)
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pronunciation:
[pyoojin]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1812–52)
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| biography:
| Architect, born in London, UK. Trained by his father, he worked with Charles Barry, designing a large part of the decoration and sculpture for the new Houses of Parliament (begun 1840). He became a Catholic (c.1833), and most of his plans were made for churches within that faith, such as the Catholic cathedrals at Birmingham and Newcastle. His designs and publications, especially Contrasts (1836), did much to revive Gothic architecture in England. |
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