10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEK REVIVALISM»
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Greek Revivalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Alexander Dallas Bache: Building the American Nation Through ...
Greek Revivalism, the architectural style chosen by Biddle for the new college,
complemented this political perspective in a particular way. Biddle connected the
more general notion of republican nation-building that was associated with this ...
2
A Companion to the Classical Tradition
... apse, and dome, were also used. A trend in architecture in the period of Greek
revivalism between 1820 and 1837 was an emphasis upon the portico with its
classical colonnades. Examples of buildings with this emphasis include the
Royal ...
Craig W. Kallendorf, 2010
3
Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture, 1750-1950
It would be tedious to enumerate all the various ways in which Greek Revivalism
expressed itself, but there is something to be gained in studying the main groups
into which they can be classified, since these show how complex the whole ...
4
New Directions in Local History Since Hoskins
Although in the early nineteenth century Greek revivalism was to be found in
some parish churches, such as the new St Pancras in London (1822), by that
date Gothic revivalism was in full flow. 'Commissioners' churches', built to expand
the ...
Christopher Dyer, Andrew James Hopper, Evelyn Lord, 2011
5
Dynamics of Cultural Nationalism: The Gaelic Revival and the ...
But if cultural nationalism has certain core characteristics, it is obvious from the
examples of Slovak and Greek revivalism that the pattern of nation building
varies considerably according to whether or not the projected nation is already
strongly ...
6
Master Builders: A Guide to Famous American Architects
At first only isolated details of this classicism were adopted, hut in the early 1820s
Haviland hriefly indulged in a more comprehensive kind of Greek revivalism that
appears to have anticipated the widespread adoption of that style in America as ...
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Diane Maddex, 1985
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The Political Question Doctrine and the Supreme Court of the ...
Greek Revivalism designed housing (about 1825), civic architecture of
courthouses, universities, and clothing. The county state and federal government
buildings were built with rotundas and pillars, like those found in Greek (and
Roman) ...
Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Bruce E. Cain, 2007
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The Spiritual Traveler: Boston and New England : a Guide to ...
AWASH IN GOTHIC AND GREEK REVIVALISM This small seafaring community,
called "the City of Ships," is renowned for its role in the shipbuilding industry. It
could also be famous for its Greek and Gothic Revival houses of worship, for Bath
...
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People of Paradox : A History of Mormon Culture: A History ...
Greek Revivalism, on the other hand, evokes the temples of Athens, with shallow
pitched roofs, prominent pediments, and columns. Lacking the columns typical of
most neoclassicism, the Kirtland Temple is essentially a Greek Revival building ...
Terryl L. Givens Professor of English University of Richmond, 2007
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The People and Their Peace: Legal Culture and the ...
Greek Revivalism departed from those conventions by modeling entire buildings
after classical ones. Thomas Jefferson pioneered in the design with Virginia's
state capitol, completed in 1789 and based on a first-century C.E. Roman temple,
...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEK REVIVALISM»
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Greek Revivalism is used in the context of the following news items.
Soane curator on Napoleon's impact on British architecture
Greek revivalism, the rebuilding of the British Museum and the birth of the National Gallery were just some of the changes to Britain's ... «Architects' Journal, Jul 14»
The Peter H. Peirce Store Building
Greek Revivalism in architecture was defined by a highly-symmetrical style both in terms of a building's elevation, as well as its interior plan. «Middleboro Gazette, May 14»
Roche puts his stamp on world architecture
The course, he said, remembering a city cut off from Europe by war, was dominated by Greek revivalism. New horizons. After graduation ... «Irish Echo, Mar 12»
Lord it up in Down
The imposing entrance hall with its Doric columns and sweeping double staircase are a major statement of Greek revivalism. Attractive ... «Irish Times, Aug 11»
Defining Moment: An expedition to Athens sparks architecture's …
Defining Moment: An expedition to Athens sparks architecture's Greek revivalism. By Sonia Van Gilder Cooke. Share. Print; Clip; Gift Article. «Financial Times, May 10»
