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American Greek Revival was an architectural style popular in the United States and Canada from about 1800 to 1860. The unique American interpretation of a larger Greek Revival of the era allowed many rural and vernacular interpretations to flourish, and these further influenced the development of many other styles, such as the gablefront .
The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over two centuries of independence and former Spanish, French, Dutch and British rule. Architecture in the United States has been shaped by many internal and external factors and regional distinctions.
Architecture was built using bated and phenixes-a special type of grass in Greece mixed in white paste. Urban plan of Patras, 1830. The architecture of the modern Greek cities, especially the old centres ("old towns") is mostly influenced either by the Ottoman or the Venetian architecture, two forces that dominated the Greek space from the early modern period.
Leo von Klenze's Walhalla in Regensburg, Bavaria (1842). In Germany, Greek Revival architecture is predominantly found in two centres, Berlin and Munich.In both locales, Doric was the court style rather than a popular movement and was heavily patronised by Frederick William II of Prussia and Ludwig I of Bavaria as the expression of their desires for their respective seats to become the capital ...
Architecture in America: A Battle of Styles. Ardent Media. Curl, James Stevens (2003). Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-73119-4. Dodd, Phillip James (2013). The Art of Classical Details: Theory, Design and Craftsmanship. Images Publishing.
Post independence architecture in Pakistan is a blend of Islamic and modern styles of architecture with influences from Mughal, indo-Islamic and international architectural designs. The 1960s and 1970s was a period of architectural Significance.
The Greek government restored 1,400 square meters of mosaics, marble flooring and some columns while keeping the general appearance of the ruin, the country’s cultural ministry said.
Mayan Revival architecture; McMansion; European medieval architecture in North America; Mediterranean Revival architecture; Miami Modern architecture; Mid-century modern; Minimal Traditional; Mission Revival architecture; Moderne architecture; Monterey Colonial architecture