Beyond the Pyramids: Tracing the Global Influence of Egyptian Revival

In the early 1800s, Napoleon's Egypt expedition reintroduced Europeans to Anicent Egypt's buildings - sparking an Egyptian revival movement in art and architecture.
When King Tut's tomb was found in 1922, a new era of Egyptomania started that led to the birth of Art Deco.
But the fascination with the Egyptian aesthetic goes back much further than you'd expect.
We'll take a look at all of this in this video and hopefully answer the question of why Egpyt's architecture is eternal.
A few of the edits are choppy, and I might have overdone the zooming. Sorry for the inconvenience ;)
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[@donovandelaney3171]

We need to bring back Egyptian Revival Architecture and Ancient Egyptian fashion.

[@Cultural_Encounters]

It would be fun to see!

[@luisdavilaherrera6512]

Your channel is criminally underrated.

[@Cultural_Encounters]

Thank you! That means a lot

[@alexchambers8466]

Fascinating!!

[@Cultural_Encounters]

Thanks for watching, Alex! :)

[@ze_kangz932]

Glory the ancestors! Great video and thank you!

[@Cultural_Encounters]

Thanks for watching!

[@leokaptra]

I got that book a few months ago but just skimmed it I'll be sure to actually read into it further ❤

[@Cultural_Encounters]

It's definitely a deep dive but worth the read if you're fascinated by the subject!

[@aaroncastellanos3421]

Im really interested in the egyptian revival influence on hardware, most notably door hardware. There's a ton of antique designs on door plates, locks, hinges, and door knobs. I'm trying to find an overall Victorian/egyptian revival application but none so far.

[@XploringGender]

Chicago has a TON of buildings with Egyptian facades and motifs, but it makes sense since a lot of the post-fire reconstruction happened throughout the 20s and 30s.

[@Cultural_Encounters]

That's really interesting! Do you have any favorites?