William and Mary Style

William and Mary Style
William and Mary Style
 
['wɪljəm ənd 'meərɪ staɪl], Stilrichtung der englischen Barockarchitektur während der gemeinsamen Regierungszeit von Maria II. Stuart (1689-94) und Wilhelm III. von Oranien (1689-1702), bestimmt durch einen niederländisch geprägten Klassizismus.

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