neoclassic architecture

  • 1Neoclassic architecture — All that architecture which, since the beginning of the Italian Renaissance, about 1420, has been designed with deliberate imitation of Greco Roman buildings. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 2Neoclassic — Ne o*clas sic, Neoclassical Ne o*clas si*cal, a. [Neo + classic.] Belonging to, or designating, the modern revival or adaptation of classical, esp. Greco Roman, style, taste and manner of work in architecture, arts, literature, etc. [Webster 1913 …

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  • 3Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture       For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)).        Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …

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  • 4Architecture of the United States — The Architecture of the United States includes a wide variety of architectural styles over its history. Architecture in the US is regionally diverse and has been shaped by many external forces, and can therefore be said to be eclectic, something… …

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  • 5Architecture of Colombia — Despite Colombia s multiple cultural heritage (European, Indian and African), its architecture is mostly the result of adapting European models to local conditions. The country s colonial buildings reflect their Spanish (and particularly… …

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  • 6Architecture of Argentina — The Architecture of Argentina can be said to start at the beginning of the Spanish colonisation, though it was in the 18th century that the cities of the country reached their splendour. Cities like Córdoba, Salta, Mendoza, Rosario and also… …

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  • 7neoclassic — adjective characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style • Syn: ↑neoclassical • Similar to: ↑classical, ↑classic • Derivationally related forms: ↑neoclassicism (for: ↑ …

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  • 8neoclassic — or neoclassical adjective Date: 1877 of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture • neoclassicism noun • neoclassicist noun or adjective …

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  • 9neoclassic — neoclassicist, neo classicist, n. /nee oh klas ik/, adj. 1. (sometimes cap.) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture. 2. (usually… …

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  • 10neoclassic — ne•o•clas•sic [[t]ˌni oʊˈklæs ɪk[/t]] also ne o•clas′si•cal adj. archit. fia/mad/lit. (sometimes cap.) of, pertaining to, or designating a revival or adaptation of classical styles, principles, etc., as in art, literature, music, or architecture… …

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