Neoclassical architecture

/nˌiːəʊklˈasɪkəl ˈɑːkɪtˌɛktʃə/

/nˌiːoʊklˈæsɪkəl ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ/

a style that draws inspiration from classical Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by symmetry, simplicity, and the use of classical elements such as columns and pediments

synonyms : Classical Revival

Examples

1. Our nation's capital has a lot of neoclassical architecture.

2. Proportion is one of the most important facets of neoclassical architecture!

3. This is Chiswick House, which I choose because Walpole found it to be exemplary of neoclassical architecture, he saw it some time around 1748, 1750.