The Empire Style (French: Style Empire ) is a design movement in architecture, furniture, and decorative arts that flourished during the rule of Napoleon I from approximately 1800 to 1815. It is considered the second phase of Neoclassicism , representing a shift from the more restrained and austere styles of the late 18th century to a grand, opulent, and monumental aesthetic intended to glorify the First French Empire.

The style was a form of propaganda, drawing heavily on the symbols and grandeur of Imperial Rome to visually associate Napoleon's reign with the power and glory of the ancient Roman emperors. It was created and codified by Napoleon's court architects, Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine.

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