CLASSICAL &

NEOCLASSICAL
ARCHITECTURE
Classical
Architecture
architecture of ancient Greece and Rome,
especially from the 5th century BCE in Greece
to the 3rd century CE in Rome, that
emphasized the column and pediment.
 Column Pediment
a vertical element, which in traditionally triangular section
most cases serves as a at the top of a temple's
support. entrance.

New York Stock Exchange, located at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City,

Temple of Hephaestus, located at Athens

Orders
found in columns
Tuscan Doric Ionic

Corinthian Composite
Neoclassical
Architecture
is characterized by grandeur of scale, Neoclassical buildings can be divided into
three main types:
simplicity of geometric forms, Greek—
● Temple Style
especially Doric— or Roman detail, ● Palladian Style
dramatic use of columns, and a ● Classical Block Style
preference for blank walls.
Symmetrical, massive perfection of simple forms (US Capitol
building)

Temple Palladian
US Capitol building,Washington,DC
Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Classical Block
Manila Central Post Office
 SOURCES
● https://www.britannica.com/art/Classical-architecture
● https://www.britannica.com/art/Neoclassical-
architecture
● https://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/archi
tecture/neoclassical/neoclassical_architecture.php
● http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-
art/architecture/neoclassical-romantic/