Greek revival 

12 creative works found

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  Philadelphia Exchange
  by Robyn Carter

  Another historic Building I came across while walking the streets of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Merchants Exchange opened in 1834 and stood in the commercial heart of the city. Merchants, manufacturers, brokers and shipmasters gathered here to trade stocks and commodities and to learn the latest business news. The Exchange has been called architect William Strickland’s ‘Philadelphia Masterpiece’. Strickland broke with British traditions and became the leader in Greek Revival architecture. The Philadelphia Exchange has been restored on the exterior only and is not open to the public.

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  Southern Home 1
  by weeneydog

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  Southern Home 2
  by weeneydog

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  Southern Home 3
  by weeneydog

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  Italy Agrigento The Temple of Castor and Pollux in The Valley of The Temples
  by Luigi Petro

  Agrigento (Girgenti in Sicilian) is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (a.k.a. Acragas in Greek, Agrigentum in Latin, and Kerkent in Arabic), one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden age of Ancient Greece.Agrigento was founded on a plateau overlooking the sea, with two nearby rivers, the Hypsas and the Akragas, and a ridge to the north offering a degree of natural fortification. Its establishment took place around 582-580 BC and is attributed to Greek colonists from Gela, who named it Akragas. The meaning of the word is unclear, though the stock commonplace referred to an eponymous legendary founder, an Akragante, apparently no more than a retrospective myth for an obscure name.Akragas grew rapidly, becoming one of the richest and most famous of the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia. It came to prominence under the sixth-century tyrants Phalaris and Theron, and became a democracy after the overthrow of Theron’s son Thrasydaeus. Although the city remained neutral in the conflict between Athens and Syracuse, its democracy was overthrown when the city was sacked by the Carthaginians in 406 BC. Akragas never fully recovered its former status, though it revived to some extent under Timoleon in the latter part of the fourth century.Ancient Akragas covers a huge area — much of which is still unexcavated today — but is exemplified by the famous Valle dei Templi (“Valley of the Temples”, a misnomer, as it is a ridge, rather than a valley). This comprises a large sacred area on the south side of the ancient city where seven monumental Greek temples in the Doric style were constructed during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. Now excavated and partially restored, they constitute some of the largest and best-preserved ancient Greek buildings outside of Greece itself. They are listed as a World Heritage Site.

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  Hildern
  by Beth Mills

  Built in the 1840’s, in the Greek revival style, this house is located in Hobart. After a checkered history, it was attached to the Anglican church as a rectory, but was eventually sold because the upkeep was too much for the church coffers to support. It is now privately owned.

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  Winter Blue
  by Mark Tisdale

  A little slice of home, one of the older homes in town against a backdrop of a wintery blue sky. This was taken in Montezuma, Georgia last Winter (2008).

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  Faulkner's South
  by Mark Tisdale

  A house in Montezuma, Georgia, that I have stalked a bit too much, but I think I finally got the image I was after. The house is being restored, but it’s still got just the right amount of decay and old dignity to make me think of how Faulkner would have described it in a story.

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  Gracious Living in Marble
  by RC deWinter

  © 2009 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved ~~ Study of a beautifully-designed Greek Revival fireplace in a Beaux Arts – or Classic Revival, depending on who you ask – mansion. Digitally painted after an original photograph shot at Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, Connecticut in 2007. Completed c. 1911, this restored jewel of the Gilded Age was designed by New York architect Francis Hoppin, who also designed Edith Wharton’s majestic home, The Mount, in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. Long Hill, as it was originally named, served as the Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth family’s summer retreat until 1941. The original landscaping on the estate was designed by the renowned John Charles Olmsted, brother of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and his partner in their firm, Olmsted Brothers. Other projects designed by their firm include Central Park and the landscaping for the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Today Wadsworth Mansion is open for tours and other public events. It is also well-known as a venue for celebrations such as weddings and other private gatherings.

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  Spiral Staircase ll - Architect Minard Lafever 1845
  by Margie Avellino

  The seemingly flowing lines of this wonderful staircase is the work of NY Architect, Minard Lafever. This wonderful staircase can be found at the Old Whalers’ Church at Sag Harbor, Long Island. / See “Spiral Staircase” for a view of the Whalers’ Museum stairwell done a Greek Revival design.

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  Greek Revival Church
  by Pamela Phelps

  The Woodbourne Reformed Church Complex, added to the Historic register in 2003, located on NY 42, Woodbourne, NY USA. A lovely old structure maintained well and in continual use. / Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event / Architectural Style: Greek Revival / Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture / Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 / Owner: Private / Historic Function: Funerary, Religion / Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure / Current Function: Funerary, Religion / Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure /

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  The Grange
  by Derek Green

  The Grange at Nortington near Alresford in Hampshire belongs to English Heritage and is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England. There was a house on the site in 1662 but between 1804 and 1809 it was redesigned by William Watkins for the owner Henry Drummond. The classical facade was modeled on the Theiseion in Athens. Taken with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20 lens. 1/100th at f18 ISO200 and 13mm Three exposures processed through DxO and merged in Photomatix with final adjustments in CS4