Analyzing nineteenth-century architecture - AP Art History

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White stone, columns, and marble are distinctive features of which architectural style?

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In the enlightenment era of the eighteenth century, many artists and architects looked to classical Greece and Rome as models, spawning the architectural style known as "Neo-Classicism." Featuring white stone, columns, and extensive use of marble, this style is most famous as being used in many of America's government buildings.

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