Greek Revival architecture

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Greek Revival architecture is a 19th-century style that emulates the forms and details of ancient Greek temples, characterized by features such as tall columns, pediments, and strong symmetrical proportions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
historic style
countryOfPrevalence Canada
Germany
Greece
Russia
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime late 19th century
flourishedIn early 19th century
mid-19th century
followedBy Italianate architecture
Victorian architecture
follows Neoclassical architecture
surface form: Federal architecture

Georgian architecture
hasAlternativeName Greek Revival architecture
surface form: Hellenic Revival
hasCharacteristic Greek key and anthemion ornament
emphasis on columns and entablature
entry porches with columns
gabled roofs
heavy cornices
rectangular floor plans
simple bold moldings
strong symmetrical proportions
symmetrical facades
temple-front facades
transom and sidelights around main doors
use of pediments
use of tall columns
white or light-colored exteriors
wide friezes
hasMotivation admiration for ancient Greek democracy
association with classical ideals
hasStyleElement Corinthian order
surface form: Corinthian order columns

Doric order columns
Ionic order columns
architrave trim
entablature
fluted columns
low-pitched roof
paneled doors
pilasters
plain wall surfaces
portico
sash windows
triangular pediment
wide cornice band
influencedBy Classical Greek architecture
surface form: Ancient Greek architecture

Classical architecture
movementAssociatedWith Neoclassicism
Romanticism
periodOfUse 19th century
startTime late 18th century
typicalFinish stuccoed exteriors
white-painted surfaces
typicalMaterial brick
stone
wood
usedFor banks
churches
domestic houses
government buildings
plantation houses
public buildings

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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Alexander Jackson Davis fieldOfWork Greek Revival architecture
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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Alexander Parris style Greek Revival architecture
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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this entity surface form: Greek Revival
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William Strickland movement Greek Revival architecture
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
William Strickland architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture
this entity surface form: Greek Revival