Influence of Greek Revival Architecture

The San Francisco Mint created in 1874, was an example of the architectural changes that arose during the mid-19th century. It was no longer possible to speak of a Greek Revival movement, where the Doric is utilized, as another self-consciously anachronizing style. Yet, Greek culture and design continued to influence the imaginations of architects during the Victorian era and beyond.

Peter Behrens’s Haus Wiegund, for example, illustrated the austere classicism of Gilly and Schinkel. Further north, Nordic Classicism gained interest as rationalism dressed in the Neoclassical style.

By World War II, Greek Revival had fallen out of favor. This is due to its association with Albert Speer’s pastiche classicism provoking controversy as witnessed in Léon Krier’s provocative essay “Krier on Speer.”

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