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Greek Revival

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Greek Revival
n.
An architectural style imitating elements of ancient Greek temple design, popular in the United States and Europe in the first half of the 19th century.

Greek Revival
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (modifier) denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in Western Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, based upon ancient Greek classical examples
Greek Revivalism  n
Greek Revivalist  adj & n


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The building is given legal protection from alteration and destruction because of its 19th-century, Greek revival architecture.
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