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{{Short description|Nordic architectural style}}
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[[Image:Tampereen tuomiokirkko kesä 2004 IMG 2328.jpg|thumb|270px|right|[[Tampere Cathedral]], an example of National Romantic architecture in [[Finland]].]]

The '''National Romantic style''' was a [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] [[architectural style]] that was part of the [[Romantic nationalism|National Romantic movement]] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is often considered to be a form of [[Art Nouveau]].

The National Romantic style spread across [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Estonia]], and [[Latvia]], as well as [[Russia]], where it also appeared as [[Russian Revival architecture]]. Unlike some nostalgic [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival style]] architecture in some countries, Romantic architecture often expressed progressive social and political ideals, through reformed domestic architecture.<ref>Barbara Miller Lane, ''National Romanticism and Modern Architecture in Germany and the Scandinavian Countries'' (New York: Cambridge University Press), 2000:10.</ref>

Nordic designers turned to early [[medieval architecture]] and even [[Prehistoric Europe|prehistoric precedents]] to construct a style appropriate to the perceived character of people. The style can be seen as a reaction to [[industrialism]] and an expression of the same "Dream of the North" [[Romantic nationalism]] that gave impetus to renewed interest in the study of the [[history of Scandinavia]], along with the rediscovery of the [[edda]]s and [[saga]]s of [[Nordic mythology]].

== Examples ==
* [[Bergen Station]] ''(Bergen stasjon)'' (1913, Norway)
* [[Copenhagen City Hall]] ''(Københavns Rådhus)'' (1905, Denmark)
* {{ill|Dresden Saxon District Court|de|Landgericht am Münchner Platz (Dresden)|vertical-align=sup}}'' (Königlich-Sächsisches Landgericht)'' (1902, Germany) 
* [[Finnish National Theatre]] ''(Suomen Kansallisteatteri)'' (1902, Finland)
* [[Frogner Church]] ''(Frogner kirke)'' (1907, Norway)
* [[Holdre|Holdre Manor]] ''(Holdre mõis)'' (1910, Estonia)
* [[National Museum of Finland]] ''(Suomen Kansallismuseo)'' (1905, Finland)
* [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]] ''(Norges tekniske høgskole)'' (1910, Norway)
* [[Pohjola Insurance building]] (1901, Finland)
* [[Polytechnic Students' Union]] or Sampo Building (1903, Finland)
* [[Röhss Museum]] ''(Röhsska konstslöjdsmuseet)'' (1916, Sweden)
* [[Stockholm City Hall]] ''(Stockholms stadshus)'' (1923, Sweden)
* [[Stockholm Court House]] ''(Stockholms Rådhus)'' (1915, Sweden)
* [[Taagepera Castle]] ''(Taagepera mõis)'' (1912, Estonia)
* [[Tarvaspää]], (1913, Finland) the house and studio built for himself by Finnish painter [[Akseli Gallen-Kallela]]
* [[Tolstoy House]] ''(Толстовский дом)'' (1912, Russia)
* [[Uppenbarelsekyrkan|Church of the Epiphany]] ''(Uppenbarelsekyrkan)'' (1913, Sweden)
* [[Vålerenga Church]] ''(Vålerenga kirke)'' (1902, Norway)

===Sweden===
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File:Stadshuset mot nordost 2012.jpg|[[Stockholm City Hall]]

File:Masthuggskyrkan September 2014 05.jpg|[[Masthugg Church]]

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===Finland===
<gallery>
File:Finnish National Theatre.jpg|The [[Finnish National Theatre]]
File:FinnishNationalTheatreDetail.jpg|Detail of Finnish National Theatre facade
File:Helsinki Kansallismuseo 2006.jpg|The [[National Museum of Finland]]
File:Nylands Nations hus.jpg|[[Nylands Nation]], Student Nation of Helsinki University
File:Municipal house.20051010 PM.hollola of finland.ojp.jpg|Hollola Municipal House
File:Pohjola-talo.jpg|Alexanterinkatu Facade of [[Pohjola Insurance building]], 1901.
File:Kallio church, Helsinki 2004-06.jpg|[[Kallio Church]], Helsinki
File:Hvittorp.jpg|Hvittorp (near [[Kirkkonummi]]). Built by [[Eliel Saarinen|Saarinen]], [[Herman Gesellius|Gesellius]], and [[Armas Lindgren|Lindgren]] for Robert Westerlund
File:Nilsiä Church.jpg|[[Nilsiä]] Church, [[Northern Savonia]] 
File:Ainola.JPG|[[Ainola]], [[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius']] home.
</gallery>

===Estonia===
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File:Holdre mõisa peahoone.jpg|Holdre Manor
File:Revel theatre.JPG|[[Reval German Theatre]]
File:Taagepera loss.jpg|[[Taagepera Castle]]
File:Tartu asv2022-04 img28 StPaul Church.jpg|[[St Paul's Church, Tartu]]
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===Denmark===
<gallery>
File:Copenhagen City Hall.jpg|[[Copenhagen City Hall]]
File:Hack Kampmanns Plads (Aarhus Toldkammer).jpg|[[Aarhus Custom House]]
File:Aarhus Teater.jpg|[[Aarhus Theatre]]
File:Copenhagen (37189955794).jpg|[[Copenhagen Central Station]]
File:Det Kongelige Bibliotek.jpg|[[Royal Library, Denmark|The Royal Library]]
File:Sankt Andreas Kirke København SO.jpg|[[St. Andrew's Church, Copenhagen|St. Andrew's Church]]
</gallery>

===Russia===
<gallery>
File:Невский пр. 7-9, дом Вавельберга.jpg|[[Wawelberg Bank building|Wawelberg Bank]]
File:Fontanka Embamkment 159.jpg|[[:ru:Дом Капустина|Kapustin house]]
File:Putilova's house - 2013.jpg|Putilova house (The Owl House)
File:Bolshaya Konushennaya Street 05.jpg|Melzer Revenue house
File:Griboedov Canal Embankment 158.jpg|Traynin hoyse
File:060. Санкт-Петербург. Некрасова ул., 60.JPG|Basseynaya Community of Apartment Owners buildings
File:Kamennoostrovsky Avenue SPB 06.jpg|Bernstein house
File:Владимирский 19 03.JPG|Basser house
File:Malaia and Bolshaia Posadskaia.jpg|Zazersky house
File:Ligovsky Avenue 63 2009-08 1249558455.jpg|Markozov house
File:Kronpr23n.JPG|Barsova house
File:Лиговский 91 01.jpg|Sagalov house
File:Фонт54 (1).JPG|[[Tolstoy House]]
File:Dom schmidta 1.jpg|Schmidt house
File:St. Peterburg. Zagorodny Prospect, 64.JPG|House of the Latvian Church
File:72 Марата.JPG|Bazhanov house
File:Follenweider's private residence.jpg|Vollenweider house
File:Дом Щербова - 2011.06.08.jpg|Shcherbov Estate Museum
File:Lidval House 1.jpg|{{ill|Lidval house|ru|Доходный дом Лидваль|vertical-align=sup}}
File:Lurdska matka bosca cathedral.jpg|Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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==See also==
* [[List of architectural styles]]

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040408185200/http://www.af.lu.se/~fogwall/arkitekt.html State archives: Swedish National Romantic architecture]

==External links==
{{commons category|National Romantic style architecture}}

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