Classical Architecture

Vous êtes en train de chercher une inspiration pour l’extérieur de votre maison?On va vous proposer quelques variantes d'architecture classique en 41 photos

“As someone who is enamored with ancient #Greek and #Roman architecture (yes, I do have a tendency to 'geek-out' on these structures) a lovely illustration, which includes the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders. (French engraving, Encyclopédie vol. 18)”

Caryatid is the name given to an architectural column which takes the form of a standing female figure. The first examples come from ancient Greek architecture and indeed, the most celebrated examples...

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The word "Corinthian" describes an ornate column style developed in ancient Greece and classified as one of the Classical Orders of Architecture.

Reissue with new t.p. of the plates of Ancient architecture restored and improved (London, 1742); see ESTC. Plates retain dates 1741 and 1742

This piece of architecture was an influential Baroque church in Rome that was designed by Francesco Borromini as part of a small monastery for a community of Spanish monks. It was commissioned in 1634 and was built during 1638–46, except for the tall facade, which was added about 1677. Its floor plan was in the shape of a Greek cross.

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