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In the year 1880s until 1890s , the architectural movement and international style of decorations which developed in Europe was the Art Nouveau . The movement derived its name from an interior design gallery owned by Siegfried Bings which opened in Paris , way back in 1896 , which goes by the name , Maison de l 'Art Nouveau . The movement goes by different names

throughout Europe . It is known as Jugendstil in Germany . A term derived from a magazine name , Diejugend . In Italy it was named after London 's Liberty Style store that 's why in that place Art Nouveau was known to be the Floreale or Stile Liberty . It goes by the name Modernista in Spain . In Austria , it is known to be the Sezessionstil . In to emphasize its English origin , the movement is known as the Modern Style in France (The Artchive , 2008

Art Nouveau is characterized by its devotion to curving and undulating lines , often referred to as whiplash . This movement seeks to veer itself away from the imitative historicism that was prevalent in the art and design of the 19th century . Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackinstosh was one most prominent figures of the Art Nouveau movement Other important figures of this movement include American architect Louis Sullivan , Belgian architects Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde Czechoslovakian designer Alphonse Mucha , French architect and designer Hector Guimard and Louis Majorelle , respectively , another French designer , Rene Lalique , American glass - maker Louis Comfort Tiffany (Alphone Mucha , 2007

Mackintosh practiced a spare , autere version of Art Nouveau style in his interior , furniture , glass and enamel work . Mackintosh 's Glasgow School of Art in Scotland has large windows designed to let the light in . The designs of Horta featured twining wrought iron staircases balconies and gates . His works include the Hotel Tagel in Brussels , the Hotel Solvay , also in Brussels and the Maison Du Pueple , which was destroyed in 1964 . Guimard 's woks were influenced by the ideas of Horta and Violet - Le- Duc , the main exponent of the Gothic movement in France . His designs featured fluid and curvilinear lines . He designed the Paris Metro with several entrance structures made of cast iron and plant - like forms . Eugene Emmanuel Violet - Le- Duc of France was skilled in the restoration works of Medieval Architecture . He supervised the restorations of the Walled City of Carcassone , the Chateau of Pierrefonds , the Church of Vezelay and the Cathedrals of Laon , Amiens and Notre Dame in Paris (Alphone Mucha , 2007

The Art Nouveau architecture is evident in various building types such as institutional , residential and religious among others . Antoni Gaudi was a famous Modernist in Spain . His style was highly individual , very much his own . He once said that straight lines belong to man and curve lines belong to God . Gaudi 's works include the La Sagrada Familia Otros Trabajos , La...