Architecture is one of humanity's greatest achievements, and no architecture has had a bigger impact on todays society then the designs and buildings of the ancient greeks. While their ideas and structures have been copied and used across the globe, the largest impact Greece has had on American culture has been the Greek Revival period of the late eighteen hundreds to early nineteen hundreds . So for today I thought it would be a great idea to do a top 5 for the five greatest buildings to come out of the greek revival architectural movement.
5: Alabama State Capital
4: The White House
3: Lincoln Memorial
2: The Jefferson Memorial
1: The Capitol Building
You may have noticed that all of these buildings are government owned and operated and three of the five are big government buildings. This is because federal architecture was first used after the events of the revolutionary war in 1783, right at the beginning of the greek revival movement. The buildings were meant as tribute to the Greeks for the invention of democracy.
5: Alabama State Capital
4: The White House
3: Lincoln Memorial
2: The Jefferson Memorial
1: The Capitol Building
You may have noticed that all of these buildings are government owned and operated and three of the five are big government buildings. This is because federal architecture was first used after the events of the revolutionary war in 1783, right at the beginning of the greek revival movement. The buildings were meant as tribute to the Greeks for the invention of democracy.