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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 ...
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 .
This 1852 Greek Revival Michigan example features the main entrance on the ell or "wing". Upright and Wing, also referred to as Temple and Wing or Gable and Wing, is a residential architectural style found in American vernacular architecture of New England and the Upper Midwest, specifically associated with the American Greek Revival.
Home: This is a two-bed, 1,800-square-foot, Greek Revival-style house museum built in 1850. Distinctive elements: Portico entryway; unique sliding pocket front door; ...
This net-zero, off-grid home built according to Passivhaus features, three-beds and two-baths. It was built in 2023 in Kingsley, Kentucky.
The Henry B. and Caroline Clarke/Bishop Louis Henry and Margaret Ford House or Clarke-Ford House is a Greek Revival style home, now serving as a house museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Built around 1836, it is considered the oldest existing house built in Chicago.
The Russian Revival-representing Uspenski Cathedral from 1868 in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland. The idea that architecture might represent the glory of kingdoms can be traced to the dawn of civilisation, but the notion that architecture can bear the stamp of national character is a modern idea, that appeared in the historical and philosophical writing of the 18th century and was given ...
The largest Greek Revival residence in Kentucky, which was once offered to be the state capitol, is in dire need of repairs, the group who runs its foundation says.