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 is a religious motif, typified by various movements of the 19th century which sought return to the original pattern of Christianity.
• Restoration Branches, independent organizations that have left the Community of Christ
• Restorationism is a doctrine of universal reconciliation associated with Origen or some of his interpretors, especially in the theological school of Alexandria, revived among some nineteenth century Universalists under the name of "restorationism". Restorationists taught that every soul will ultimately be restored to fellowship with God, although some must suffer punishments due to their sins before they are reconciled.
• 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