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	Brazil the Second Empire, 1840-89
		Second, ending the slave trade freed capital that could then be used for investment in transport and industrial enterprises.
		The empire had lost the East Bank of the Río de la Plata with the founding of Uruguay in 1828, but it continued to meddle in that republic's affairs.
		Second, it took the Brazilians considerable time to marshal their forces and considerable effort and cost to keep them supplied.
	www.country-studies.com /brazil/the-second-empire,-1840-89.html (3439 words)

	ipedia.com: Second French Empire Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second republic and the Third Republic, in France.
		Although the machinery of government was almost the same under the Second Empire as it had been under the First, its founding principles were different.
		The Empire had fallen, the emperor was a prisoner in Germany, and France now embarked on the era of the Third Republic.
	www.ipedia.com /second_french_empire.html (4674 words)

	Second Assyrian Empire
		One of his first acts was to restore Babylon, to send back the image of Bel (god)-Marduk to its former home, and to re-people the city with such of the priests and the former population as had survived massacre.
		The viceroy claimed to be the successor of the monarchs whose empire had once stretched to the Mediterranean.
		A Scythian power had grown up in the old kingdom of Ellip, to the east of Assyria, where Ecbatana was built by a Manda prince; Asia Minor was infested by the Cimmerians, and the death of the Scythian leader Dugdamm (the Lygdamis of Strabo) was regarded by Assurbanipal as a special mark of divine favour.
	www.archira.com /2ass.html (1417 words)

	Second Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Second Empire is an architectural style that was popular during the Victorian era, reaching its zenith between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the “French” elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire.
		Prior to the construction of The Pentagon in the 1940s, the Second Empire–styled Ohio State Asylum for the Insane in Columbus, Ohio was reported to be the largest building under one roof in the U.S., though the title may actually belong to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, another Kirkbride Second Empire asylum.
		Second Empire was succeeded by the Queen Anne Style era, and its sub-styles, which enjoyed great popularity until the rise of the “Revival Era” in American architecture just before the end of the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_Empire (865 words)

	Second French Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The function of the Empire, as Emperor Napoleon III often repeated, was to guide the people internally towards justice and externally towards perpetual peace.
		The people of the Empire, lacking democratic rights, had to rely on the benevolence of the emperor rather than on the benevolence of politicians.
		At the Hotel de Ville, Republican deputy Leon Gambetta declared the fall of the Empire and the establishment of the Third Republic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_French_Empire (2515 words)

	B.1. The Second Empire until 1914
		Second, the German Empire was not fully German.
		On the other hand, including its Germans in the Second Empire would increase the weight of the Catholic population and thus increase religious conflict and strengthen the centrifugal tendencies in the Second Empire.
		Apart from the long-term developments in support of unification (economic and cultural), the empire was founded during a war with France.
	www.colby.edu /personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyB1.html (2708 words)

	Second Empire
		The prototype for Second Empire style is the Opera Garnier, Paris, designed by Charles Garnier in Baroque Revival (Neo-Baroque) style.
		The mansard roof - a double-pitched roof with a steep lower slope - was a hallmark of the Second Empire style.
		Domestic architecture in the Second Empire style is more difficult to characterize because the mansard roof could be placed on almost any house to create a contemporary look without requiring innovations in plan or ornament.
	ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/sec/index.html (362 words)

	Antique American Architecture-Second Empire Style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Second empire was a dominant style for homes constructed between 1860 and 1880 with some continuing on into the 1880's.
		It was considered a very modern style and imitated the latest French building fashion during the reign of Napoleon III (France's Second Empire) from which the style takes it's name.
		The main characteristic of the Second Empire style is the mansard roof design, dormer windows, and later, side or central villa like towers.
	www.realviews.com /homes/2nd.html (254 words)

	SecondEmpire
		The First Empire collapsed in 1815, the monarchy was then restored, and the Second Empire was led by Napoléon III, nephew of Napoléon I, in 1851.
		Each unit has a second storey bay window, at least one fireplace, as can be seen by the chimneys, and a separate entrance.
		This Second Empire mansion is in the midst of being remodeled.
	www.ontarioarchitecture.com /Second.htm (1203 words)

	German unification - Bismarck and the second German Empire
		In the wake of these two availing conflicts that had been, in large part, subtly fomented by Bismarck as the champion of "traditional Prussia", and which led to the formation of a North German Confederation in 1867, the Landtag was encouraged to bestow retrospective immunity on Bismarck's unconstitutional acts.
		This "Second German Reich" was proclaimed after the King of Prussia was persuaded to accept the Imperial Crown that had been offered by the German Princes.
		The German Empire's establishment inherently presented Europe with the reality of a populous and industrialising polity possessing a considerable, and undeniably increasing, economic and diplomatic presence.
	www.uncg.edu /gar/courses/lixl/380BLS/380Unit3/Lesson3MachineAge_files/secondGermanEmpire.htm (2785 words)

	Napoleon
		Encouraged by the government, the history painters of the Second Empire became the self-appointed chroniclers of the military campaigns.
		Second Empire society was witness to the disappearance of old Paris in favour of a healthy, aerated city, with large arterial roads giving excellent views of the recently built monuments, as can be seen here (the silhouette of the Opéra can be seen to the left, in the distance).
		The rise of photography was so precipitous during the Second Empire that many saw in it a rival to painting.
	www.napoleon.org /en/essential_napoleon/key_painting/second_empire.asp (1932 words)

	German Second Empire - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		German Second Empire (1871-1918), European and colonial Empire ruled by Prussia.
		The German Empire was established at Versailles on January 1,...
		Born in Lesi, Italy, on December 26, 1194, Frederick was the son of Henry VI and grandson of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /German_Second_Empire.html (146 words)

	Historic Preservation and Archaeology
		Historians named this style for the reign of Napoleon III of France, that country's second emperor.
		In Second Empire buildings, the most obvious distinguishing characteristic is the mansard roof, called a "french roof" by American builders.
		Second Empire homes tend to be large mansions, but smaller cottages were erected in this mode.
	www.in.gov /dnr/historic/secondempire.html (141 words)

	SparkNotes: Europe (1848-1871): The Second Empire in France (1852-1870)
		In December 1848, Louis Napoleon, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, was elected president of the Second Republic.
		The proximate cause of the demise of the Second Empire was France's defeat at the hands of Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War.
		To explain the success of the Second Empire, we must see Napoleon III as one of the first modern politicians, keenly aware of the role of public opinion and skillful in the management of information and outward appearances.
	www.sparknotes.com /history/european/1871/section5.rhtml (856 words)

	preservation - Perkasie, PA - mansard roof - Second Empire - art deco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At that time there were 20 rooms on the second and third floors and a "home comfort" restaurant on the first floor.
		In the Second Empire style, numerous windows or dormers are used to provide light on the mansard roof level.
		The two bay windows on the second floor are clearly not characteristics of the original Second Empire style.
	www.pennridge.org /p/p-preservchal.html (535 words)

	Russia's Second Empire
		Karl Marx regarded Louis-Napoleon's Second Empire as the first modern dictatorship - supported by the middle and upper classes but independent of their patronage and, thus, self-perpetuating.
		It was a rationalist, positivist, and materialist movement - despite the deliberate irrationalism of the young Louis-Napoleon.
		The Second Empire is very reminiscent of Vladimir Putin's reign in post-Yeltsin Russia.
	samvak.tripod.com /putin.html (1470 words)

	Second Empire Mansard Roof
		The Second Empire house has a mansard roof that is a dual-pitched, hipped roof with dormer windows on a steep lower slope.
		For this reason the style became popular for the remodeling of earlier buildings as well as for new construction.
		The Second Empire style was used for many public buildings in America during the Grant administration (1868-77).
	www.midtel.net /~mcselem/architecture/second_empire_mansard_roof.htm (154 words)

	British Empire: The Second Empire
		During the second empire mercantilist ideals and regulations were gradually abandoned in response to economic and political developments in Great Britain early in the 19th cent.
		The plight of large nonwhite populations within the empire became a matter of concern to humanitarians.
		The size and wealth of the empire and the anxieties produced by European colonial competition stimulated a desire for imperial solidarity.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0857027.html (484 words)

	Discerning the second Biblical Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		One can easily establish the unquestionable identity of the fourth empire, by using available Scriptures to identify the first three.
		Being "raised up on one side" meaning that, the second kingdom would only govern over one side of the earth.
		Whereas, history itself tells you that the Roman Empire, which was formed 27 years before Christ, is the only kingdom on earth that ever had these characteristics.
	www.america-in-prophecy.com /RR_empire-2.html (552 words)

	19th-Century France: Architecture: Second Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Second Empire sought to set its mark on Paris more than any previous regime.
		Napoleon III acted quickly, aware that his empire was under constant political threat and unlikely to survive his death unless its institutions could be firmly rooted.
		The Second Empire had shaped and reshaped Paris more energetically than any previous regime.
	gallery.sjsu.edu /paris/architecture/empire2.html (151 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Roman Empire : Second Edition: Books: Colin Wells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Roman empire begins with Julius, the first Caesar, and ends five centuries later with the establishment of Christian rule in Western Europe.
		Thus it is a history of the establishment and development of the Roman Empire and does not deal with its division or its ultimate fall in the West.
		This is probably the best introduction one can read about the Roman Empire, since the author not only gives the conventional information (such as the lives of the individual emperors, etc) but also provides analytical and critical comments from a broader historical perspective.
	www.amazon.ca /Roman-Empire-Second-Colin-Wells/dp/0674777700 (691 words)

	SecondEmpire \| Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		We were proud to be a sponsor for the 7th Annual Second Empire 5k Race!
		Located in the elegantly restored Dodd-Hinsdale house (circa 1879), Second Empire combines history, atmosphere, and gourmet cuisine for an unforgettable dining experience.
		Second Empire is also the perfect setting for an elegant wedding, reception, rehearsal dinner or bridesmaid luncheon.
	www.second-empire.com /secondempire/home.html (320 words)

	IGN: Jade Empire: Labor of Love Part 2
		Jade Empire has had the challenge of making an enjoyable real-time combat system.
		Jade Empire required new methodologies to be developed to make a system that is intuitive and exciting.
		My favorite aspect of Jade Empire is that when we started it was a clean slate.
	xbox.ign.com /articles/552/552357p1.html (893 words)

	Second Empire House Plans at eplans.com \| European Homes
		The double sloped, "mansard" roof characterizes the Second Empire house plan.
		The double-sloped or "mansard" roof is an easily recognizable feature of the Second Empire home.
		Inside, the Second Empire house plan is boxy and a practical roof construction provides ample storage space in the attic.
	www.eplans.com /european-house-plans/second-empire.hwx (276 words)

	Second Empire French Chandelier
		Description: A Second Empire French 8 light Chandelier featuring a bronze patinated ebony dish with four double arm sconces attached to a beautiful wheat cast bronze ring.
		This is hung with four chains and attached to a corona.
		French Second Empire Mahogany Guilt- Bronze- Mounted Fauteuil
	www.goantiques.com /detail,second-empire-french,1150615.html (121 words)

	British Empire: The Second Empire
		William Hodges, art and empire: Geoff Quilley shows how the work of Hodges, official artist on Cook's second voyage and subject of......
		From Empire to Europe: The Decline and Revival of British Industry since the Second World War.
		Discourse on History, Geography, and Law: John Dee and the Limits of the British Empire, 1576-80.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0857027.html (635 words)

	American Second Empire Architecture at Loggia \| Exploring Architectural Styles and Periods
		an introduction to the French inspired style of American Second Empire Architecture.
		Second Empire derives its style from the French designs built during the reign of Napoleon III.
		The style, which aspired to a monumental and ornate appearance, was widely used in public buildings and houses.
	www.loggia.com /designarts/architecture/styles/american/secondempire.html (215 words)

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