New Classical architecture, also known as New Classicism or Contemporary Classical architecture, is a contemporary movement that builds upon the principles of Classical architecture. It is sometimes c
Ciudad Cayalá in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2011, by Léon Krier
Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, opened in 2006
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, 1992, by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Ann's Court, Selwyn College, Cambridge, by Porphyrios Associates
Classical architecture typically refers to architecture consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or more specifically, from De architectura by th
New Classical architecture
…Classical architecture, also known as New Classicism or Contemporary Classical architecture, is a contemporary movement that builds upon the principles of Classical architecture. It is sometimes considered the modern continuation of neoclassical architecture, even though other styles might be cited as well, such as Gothic…
Caryatids on the Erechtheion (Athens), an example of a Greek architectural element taken up by later classical architecture.
The fronts of ancient Roman temples like the Maison Carrée in Nîmes have inspired much later classical architecture, e.g. Virginia State Capitol.
Lorsch Abbey gatehouse (Germany), c. 800, an example of the architectural style of the short-lived Carolingian Renaissance, a first classical movement in architecture.
The emphatically classical church façade of Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza (1578–90) was designed by the influential Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio.