The phenomenon of Neo-Greek style in European architecture of XVIII–XX centuries

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2018.124598

Keywords:

eclecticism, neo-Greek style, stylistic symbolism, historicism, "archaeological renaissance, architectural heritage

Abstract

The article deals with the history of the origin and the range of application of the Neo-Greek style, the origins of which were discovered in the in England of 1760-s. It had appeared and became popular on the basis of archaeological data, in which the readers were introduced by James Stewart (1713–1788) and Nicholas Rivett (1720–1788) in the book «The Athenian antiquities». Further this trend was most often used in the architecture of garden and park buildings, museums, private mansions, stadiums, and also its reminiscences it is possible to see in modern cultural and entertainment centers

Author Biography

Tatyana Davidich, Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Sumska str., 40, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61002

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Architecture

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Published

2018-02-27

Issue

Section

Architecture