8 6 3 ). ▁It ▁emer ged ▁in ▁Germany ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁and ▁reaction ▁against ▁the ▁ne o - G oth ic ▁style ▁that ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁fore ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁By ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁smooth ▁fac ade ▁of ▁late ▁ant ique ▁and ▁medieval ▁church ▁architecture , ▁it ▁aim ed ▁to ▁extend ▁and ▁develop ▁the ▁noble ▁simplicity ▁and ▁quiet ▁grande ur ▁of ▁ne o - class ic ism , ▁while ▁moving ▁in ▁a ▁direction ▁more ▁su ited ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁industrial ism ▁and ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁German ▁national ism . ▁Hall marks ▁of ▁the ▁style , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁rounded ▁arch es ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁takes ▁its ▁name , ▁include ▁" ey eb rows " ▁over ▁the ▁windows ▁and ▁invert ed ▁c ren el ation ▁under ▁the ▁e aves . ▁▁ ▁was ▁employed ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁railway ▁stations , ▁including ▁those ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he , ▁Leipzig , ▁Mun ich , ▁T üb ingen , ▁and ▁V öl k lingen . ▁These ▁were ▁typically ▁" first - gener ation " ▁stations ▁( built ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 ); ▁some ▁were ▁raz ed ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁larger ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Those ▁in ▁T üb ingen ▁and ▁V öl k lingen ▁are ▁still ▁ext ant , ▁while ▁the ▁Bayer ischer ▁Bahnhof ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁is ▁partially ▁preserved . ▁▁ ▁was ▁also ▁widely ▁employed ▁in ▁syn agog ue