NEOCLASSICAL by Andrea Louisianna Franses De Chavez https://padlet.com/aadechavez11/p7jhijm3sxg0zzm4 German Greek Revival en-us 2020-09-30 17:49:44 UTC 2025-04-06 16:37:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1e9-1f1ea.png Brief Historical Background aadechavez11 https://padlet.com/aadechavez11/p7jhijm3sxg0zzm4/wish/792395888 Neoclassical themes with a more eclectic approach continued to spread in Germany and Austria. Biedermeier was a term that was first coined in 1853. It pertains to an emergence of a style adapted from the French empire with more emphasis on comfort and function rather than formality or grandeur. This style was mostly applicable for the middle class interiors, where practicality and the feeling of having a “homey” space was now the priority as opposed to the opulence of the previous periods.]]> 2020-09-30 17:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aadechavez11/p7jhijm3sxg0zzm4/wish/792395888 Architecture Characteristics aadechavez11 https://padlet.com/aadechavez11/p7jhijm3sxg0zzm4/wish/792406843 2020-09-30 17:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aadechavez11/p7jhijm3sxg0zzm4/wish/792406843 aadechavez11 https://padlet.com/aadechavez11/p7jhijm3sxg0zzm4/wish/792411797
  • German architects combined ancient style, French and English influence with their own past styles.
  • Open space surrounds monuments and important buildings to highlight its importance.
  • Floor plans are mostly symmetrical. Progression, ceremony and status are key concepts in space planning
  • Favored bricks in construction. Schinkel introduced colored bricks, terracotta, and cast iron.
  • Façades are inspired by Greek porticoes and colonnades. Greek Doric is the most common order followed by Corinthian. Walls tend to be blank and smoothly finished or lightly rusticated.
  • Columns, pilasters, or plain lintels accentuate rectangular windows while entrances are emphasized by porticoes, temple fronts or aedicula.
  •  Most buildings follow Greek’s gable roof while museums and churches may use domes.
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