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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
Explore in the Atlas →Ruskin's seven moral 'lamps'—Sacrifice, Truth, Power, Beauty, Life, Memory, Obedience—that bind architecture to ethics and craft, a touchstone of the Gothic Revival.
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Details
- Type
- Text
- Location
- London
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ReasonLived experience
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawingApprenticeship
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- articulates Anti-restoration ethic (SPAB/Ruskin)
Referenced by
- John Ruskin authored
Sources
- John Ruskin. The Seven Lamps of Architecture. Smith, Elder & Co., 1849.
- Ruskin, J. The Seven Lamps of Architecture. Smith, Elder, 1849.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "The Seven Lamps of Architecture." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-seven-lamps-of-architecture/. Accessed July 17, 2026.