Revival architecture

Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual

styles that consciously echo the style of
a previous architectural era.
Modern-day revival styles can be summarized
within New Classical Architecture, and
sometimes under the umbrella term traditional
architecture.

This is architecture that looks back to a

Classical past. The roots of Classicism are in
ancient Greek and Roman architecture - in the
temple architecture of ancient Greece and in the
religious, military and civic architecture of the
Roman Empire. The style comprises a range of
conventional forms, notably columns (known
as orders) each with fixed proportions and
ornaments (especially Doric, Ionic and
Corinthian).

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 Proportion, symmetry and the relationship of
individual parts to the whole also characterise
Classicism.
Classical Revival
Classical Revival loosely describes architecture
employing classical elements, but that is less severe
in appearance than Neo-Classical architecture.
Examples of it can be seen throughout the 19th and
the early 20th century.

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What to look for in a Classical building
•Use of orders
•Proportion
•Symmetry
•Repetition of elements such as windows
•References to Classical architecture

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Gothic revival architecture.

A style widespread in Europe during the Middle Ages, and when revived between the 18th
and 19th centuries it became a rival to Classical architecture. Gothic Revival draws features
from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, hood
moulds and label stops.

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Gothic revival architecture.
Gothic is the architecture of the pointed arch, the rib vault,
the flying buttress, window tracery, pinnacles and spires.
Walls are reduced to a minimum by large arcades and there is
an emphasis on verticality. Gothic was most commonly used
in church architecture during this period, but also in
collegiate architecture, notably at Oxford and Cambridge.
The Gothic Revival was a conscious movement that began in
England to revive Gothic forms, mostly in the second half of
the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. The late-
18th century examples were often domestic and highly
decorative, as seen at Strawberry Hill, which made the style
fashionable.
What to look for in a Gothic Building?
•Pointed arches and or windows
•Irregular appearance
•Vertical emphasis
•Variety of materials
•Rich colours and decoration

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Gothic revival architecture

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Greek revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement
of the late 18th and early 19th centuries,
predominantly in Northern Europe and the United
States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked
upon as the last phase in the development
of Neoclassical architecture.
The main reasons for the style’s popularity seem to
have been the general intellectual preoccupation
with ancient Greek culture at the time, as well as a
new awareness of the actual nature of Greek art
brought about through widely circulated
illustrations of notable ancient temples and
the Elgin Marbles. The growing recognition of
the Parthenon in Athens as a major monument
helped secure the dominance of this Grecian form.

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The building uses the Greek Stoa in Athens as a model. The museum uses the Ionic Order to
articulate the front, which is the only part of the exterior with any visual sign of the Orders. The
body of the building is raised on a plinth, giving the building a greater stature as well as
preventing the risk of damage to the artwork from damp or flooding. The original dome was an
exact hemisphere, modeled on the Roman Pantheon.

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