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  Legion of Honor Building Rear View Neoclassical Architecture & Sculpture

  Focus on the dome and sculptures in the Legion of Honor Building exterior.
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  Influential architects, pt.4 | Etienne Louis Boullee

  Learn why Etienne Louis Boullee's work was really the beginning of architectural modernism as we know it today.
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  CUNY Video: Preserving the Past, Bulding for the Future: Bronx Community College

  Designed by renowned architect Stanford White, the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College is considered by many to be not only a shining example of neo-classical architecture, but White's most significant work. More than a century after it was built, BCC is working to revitalize the 19th century treasure for full use in the 21st century academic environment. "
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  Symi 2009

  Maybe the most beautiful Greek island in the Aegean sea with characteristic neoclassical architecture and colourful houses. Music: 1) "Deja Vu" by Michalis Nikoloudis, 2) "El Corazón" by Arno Elias.
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  Étienne-Louis Boullée

  The illustrations of architect Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728-1799) Music: The Death of Ase (1876) by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
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  Turin - Italy

  Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909193 (November 2008) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants; the Turin metropolitan area is estimated by OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. Turin is a flourishing, industrious and cosmopolitan European city, which enjoys state-of-the-art technology and architectural developments. The city boasts a rich culture and history, and is known for its numerous art galleries, restaurants, churches, palaces, operahouses, piazzas, parks, gardens, theatres, libraries, museums and other venues. Turin is well-known for its baroque, rococo and neo-classical architecture. Much of the city's public squares, castles, gardens and elegant palazzi (such as Palazzo Madama), were built by Sicilian architect Filippo Juvarra, who modeled these buildings on the Baroque and classical style of Versailles. Examples of these French-themed edifices include the Royal Palace of Turin, the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi and the Basilica di Superga. Turin is sometimes called the "cradle of Italian liberty", due to its having been the birthplace and home of notable politicians and people who contributed to the Risorgimento, such as Cavour. The city currently hosts some of Italy's best universities, colleges ...
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  Plaka, Anafiotika & Syntagma (Αθήνα/Athens)

  Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. During the early modern age and until the early 20th century Plaka was noted at the time as the "Albanian quarter" of Athens[1][2][3][4][5] It is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists around the year, and is under strict zoning and conservation regulations, being the only neighborhood in Athens where all utilities (water, power, cable television, telephone, internet, and sewage) lie underground in fully accessible, custom-made tunnelling. Motor vehicles are not allowed in Plaka, and most streets are too narrow, thus not being able to accommodate them anyway. Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish Museum of Greece, the Greek Folk Art Museum and the Frissiras Museum. Excavations have proven that Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with the exact same layout since antiquity. Of special interest is the neighborhood of Anafiotika, the part of Plaka that is built against the northern slope of the Acropolis; built by immigrants from the Aegean island of Anafi in the early 19th century, it features traditional Cycladic architecture. The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a patron of ...
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  Plaka & Syntagma (Αθήνα/Athens by night)

  Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. During the early modern age and until the early 20th century Plaka was noted at the time as the "Albanian quarter" of Athens[1][2][3][4][5] It is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists around the year, and is under strict zoning and conservation regulations, being the only neighborhood in Athens where all utilities (water, power, cable television, telephone, internet, and sewage) lie underground in fully accessible, custom-made tunnelling. Motor vehicles are not allowed in Plaka, and most streets are too narrow, thus not being able to accommodate them anyway. Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish Museum of Greece, the Greek Folk Art Museum and the Frissiras Museum. Excavations have proven that Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with the exact same layout since antiquity. Of special interest is the neighborhood of Anafiotika, the part of Plaka that is built against the northern slope of the Acropolis; built by immigrants from the Aegean island of Anafi in the early 19th century, it features traditional Cycladic architecture. Syntagma Square (Greek: Πλατεία Συντάγματος, Constitution Square), is located in central Athens, Greece. The Square ...

• Legion of Honor Building Rear View Neoclassical Architecture & Sculpture

• Influential architects, pt.4 | Etienne Louis Boullee

• CUNY Video: Preserving the Past, Bulding for the Future: Bronx Community College

• Symi 2009

• Étienne-Louis Boullée

• Turin - Italy

• Plaka, Anafiotika & Syntagma (Αθήνα/Athens)

• Plaka & Syntagma (Αθήνα/Athens by night)