The Victorian era of design and architecture originated in Europe during the 19th century based on unprecedented commercial industrialization and global influence that brought many other cultural styles to Europe. The Victorian era produced such a rich mixture of old European design and architecture of the Gothic, Rococo, Heraldic, Elizabethan, and even Boroque eras that coupled with the then newly inspired international styles of Middle Eastern, Moorish, and Oriental led to a hybrid of design complemented by rich colors, lavish cornices and moldings, dark woods and heavily carved furniture, gilt, tracery design wallpaper, stonework and tapestries, as well as a focus on highly detailed and ornamentally crafted stairways, fireplaces, and exterior architectural moldings. Today, Victorian design and architecture is appreciated throughout Europe and the United States as a truly memorable and rich style of home suited for royalty and the well-accomplished.
