Tuesday, October 6, 2015

National Style

                  During the 19th century, a dominant style was apparent and showed in the capitols especially. These structures rejected roman order and went with Greek roots instead. The state capitols relate more to Greece, while the nations capitol is more about rome. The Kentucky capitol borrows elements from greek temples, but is not a purely greek style. 
         The grecian style is through all kinds of building types in the United States. It is not extremely important for a nation to have their own style, especially here in the US where we are very diverse. However, because the similarities in our nations style of architecture, it helps to recognize our country.Throughout the industrial revolution and the civil war, the national style was affected through the use of glass and cast iron. 




I believe this building shows an accurate representation of the building style of the 21st century. Many residential structures built today are asymmetrical, and fairly large,  

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