Vintage view: Egyptian-Revival style

The Egyptian-Revival style was made popular by a little French man with a huge vision, writes Kya deLongchamps.

Vintage view: Egyptian-Revival style
Sat, 08 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Kya deLongchamps

Why would a sphinx sit smug and smiling on the top of a 19th-century French clock flanked with obelisks? How did he ever climb up there?

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