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[[Urcea]] has a long history of distinct architectural styles and innovation within architecture. The first of the "great" Urcean architectural styles were established just after the end of the [[Great Confessional War]] at the height of the {{wp|Counter Reformation}}: the {{wp|Rococo}} style of architecture, best expressed perahaps in both [[Electorsbourg]] and [[The Hermitage (Cálfeld)|the Hermitage]]. The long period of Rococo ubiquity ended in the first decades of the 18th century, and its opulance was replaced by the more restrained {{wp|Palladianism|Palladian style}}. Developing from Palladianism is among the most popular and commonly used kind of architecture in Urcea, the so-called {{wp|Federal architecture|Caroline architecture}} and associated pseudo-Caroline and neo-Caroline designs, which used brick and significant symmetry in its design. This style emphasized a type of humility and virtue in foregoing particular arthictectural and material excess in favor of sacrifice for both God and the nation, as was typical of the national awakening undergone in [[Urcea]] in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many great structures from this period are still extant alongside the Rococo masterpieces due to rapid growth during the early industrial revolution in the mid-18th century. An offshoot of Neoclassical architecture, Caroline architecture typically uses plain surfaces with attenuated detail, usually isolated in panels, tablets, and friezes. It also had a flatter, smoother façade and rarely used pilasters. It was most influenced by the interpretation of the ancient architecture of [[Great Levantia]], which was growing in popularity in the mid-18th century due to increasing interest in archaeology. Many of Urcea's great architecutral achievements were inspired by or are those of [[Great Levantia]], such as the construction of arches, domes and similar structures. The subdued Caroline style was replaced during the [[Aedanicad]] with {{wp|Gothic Revival}} as well as a renewal of Rococo architecture, which was intended to show the new grandeur and strength of the nation by calling back to earlier architectural glories.

File:Palace Justice(1).jpg|Urcea's newfound cultural and political heights lead to the adoption of Gothic Revival styles, as seen at [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|Urceopolis's Praetorium]] after its 1863 renovation, replaced the more subdued Caroline style.