NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Neoclassical architecture revives classical architecture during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Unlike Classical Revivalism which utilizes various elements, such as classical columns i.e., Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian it is characterized by whole scale revival of entire and grandeur of scale, grand scale classical volumes.
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Key Elements of Neoclassical Architecture
It is classified by the use of:
1. Grand Scale volumes
2. Simple Geometric forms
3. Dramatic columns
4. Doric Greek or Roman detailing
5. Domed or flat roofs, Depending on the style
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Having opened in 1737, the Teatro Reale di San Carlo is the oldest continuously active opera house in the world. It was commissioned by the Bourbon King Charles III of Naples and designed by Giovanni Antonio Medrano, a military architect, and Angelo Casale, the former director of the San Bartolomeo.
PARIS: THE PANTHEON
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Designed by Architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot, this Latin quarter monument was built between 1758 and 1790.
In 1791, during the French Revolution, the French National Assembly voted to transform the church of Saint Genevieve into a mausoleum for the remains of distinguished French citizens modeled after the Roman Pantheon, which had been used for such since the 16th-century era.
Types of Neoclassical Architecture
Temple-style buildings (the styles of ancient temples)
Palladian (inspired by the villas of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio)
Classical block (buildings are rectangular or square in shape)
At last, I'm ending this article by quoting Winckelmann's quote:
Grace can never properly be said to exist without beauty; for it is only in the elegant proportions of beautiful forms that can be found that harmonious variety of line and motion which is the essence and charm of grace.
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