Restoration

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Restoration may refer to:

• In art, returning something to a better state, see art conservation and restoration
• In criminal justice, restoration is another term for restorative justice
• In history, a restoration is a historical episode under which a previous government of an area is reinstated (see also: Restauration)
  • The English Restoration, after which is named the HMS Restoration
  • A period in the History of France, the Bourbon Restoration after 1814
  • The Spanish Restoration
  • The Swiss Restoration known as the Restauration (Switzerland) after the fall of Napoleon in 1814
  • The Restoration period in Germany after the failed revolution of 1848
  • Meiji Restoration, a period in Japanese history after 1866
• Circuit restoration, in telecommunications, action taken to repair and return to service one or more telecommunications services
• In architecture, building restoration consists of work performed on a building in order to return it to a previous state of conservation, from which...
  • Restoration (TV series), a BBC TV show in the UK highlighting buildings at risk
• Dental restoration, in dentistry, the shaped replacement material for lost tooth structure
• Restoration of vehicles, furniture, appliances, equipment, etc
• In ecology, restoration represents the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state. See Restoration Ecology
• Restoration (newspaper), a Catholic newspaper published by the Madonna House Apostolate
• Restoration (Tremain novel), a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain set during the English Revolution
• Restoration (novel), a 2002 novel by Carol Berg
• The Restoration (film), a 1909 film by D.W. Griffith, based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Restoration (film), a 1995 film set after the English Revolution starring Robert Downey Jr
• Restorationism was a religious movement in 19th century eastern United States and Canada
• Restoration Branches, independent organizations that have left the Community of Christ
• In Christianity, the restoration of a person. An example of this can be found in John 21:15-19 where Peter is restored by Christ

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