Neoclassicism Archetect Flashcards
Supreme Court Building, Washington D.C.
-Fun fact = referred to as the “Marble Palace”
The Parthenon—Athens, Greece 440BCE
The Pantheon—Rome, Italy 118-125 CE
Doric = Most simplistic at the top
Ionic = Rams Horns
Corinthian = Ornate look/ fancy
The Pantheon—Rome, Italy
Pediment = Trianglen
European Baroque Architecture
-Over the top
-Designed by Catholic Churches
-Show that they have power
Governors Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1706
-Fun fact = Thomas Jefferson was the last governor to live there. The palace was based on King George
Madison Carrée in Nîmes, France, 2 AD
-Fun fact translates to ‘square house’
Virginia State House (1785-89) based on Madison Carrée
-Fun fact = Thomas Jefferson was influenced and brought Neo to America
Jean-Auguste Houdon’s sculptor of George Washington, 1788-92 Located in Virginia State House
1843-East Lawn of the U.S Capital
University of Cambridge, Cambridge England
Oxford University, Oxford England
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia
-Fun fact = Thomas Jefferson never got to see it finished
Palladian Widow = Above doors
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 1772
-His home in Virginia, translates to ‘little mountain’ in Italian
United States Capitol, 1793-1800
-On the top is the statue of freedom
The United States Capital 1800s
Wintrust Bank, Chicago, IL 1924
Borrowings from neoclassicism in contemporary houses
Dome
Groingolthing
Barrel vault
Ark
