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Greek Revival

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The Greek Revival National Parliament Building, Vienna, Austria. It was built by Theophil Hansen and completed in 1883. The sculpture of Pallas Athene by Kundman was placed in front of the main portal in 1902.

Architectural style that arose in the late 18th-century with the opening up of Greece and its ancient architectural heritage to the West; until then Roman architecture had been considered the only true classical style. British architects associated with Greek Revival include John Soane, John Nash, Charles Cockerell, Robert Smirke, and William Henry Playfair. In Germany, Leopold von Klenze (1784–1864) and Karl Friedrich Schinkel were exponents of the style.

The publication of Antiquities of Athens (1762 and 1789) by Nicholas Revett (1725–1804) and James Stuart, and the arrival in London of the Parthenon sculptures (the Elgin marbles) were major catalysts of the movement.



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