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Greek Revival (architecture)

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Greek (Revival) architecture in London

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Greek Revival Architecture - Alexander Smith House

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Iconic Home Design | Greek Revival

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A Rendered Look at Our Inspired Greek Revival

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1860 Greek Revival Home + Studio on 150 Acres in the Hudson Valley

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. It revived the style of ancient Greek architecture, in particular the Greek temple, with varying degrees of thoroughness and consistency. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture, which had for long mainly drawn from Roman architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.
  • Rediscovery of Greece 

  • Britain 

  • Germany and France 

  • Russia 

  • Greece 

  • Rest of Europe 

  • North America 

  • British colonies 

  • Polychromy