Because most of the elite had the benefit of a classical education, they naturally turned to ancient Greece and Rome for inspiration. Greece was the home of democracy, and Greco-Roman architecture was ...

Spurred by the design of Greek temples in the 5th century B.C., this architectural revival movement took hold in the 18th and mid-19th century. Inspired by a trip to Greece in 1758, British architect ...

In the early 19th century, new archaeological findings and accompanying photo books gave American architects a detailed look at Classical Greek architecture for the first time. To a young nation still ...

Internationally celebrated architect Tilemachos Andrianopoulos is preparing to work on the regeneration of Ermou Street in the centre of Athens. He believes "green" is the key trend in today's world ...

The Old Town of Xanthi in northern Greece is steeped in history and characterized by rare architecture influenced by different cultures.

3D-printed "broken" columns join walls and floors created with an adobe effect at the Egeo restaurant in Valencia by interiors studio Masquespacio that aims to put a modern spin on traditional Greek ...

Stone and whitewashed walls surround a holiday home on the Greek island of Mykonos designed by K-studio, which has a tree poking through its shady wooden pergolas. Greek architecture practice K-studio ...

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If you visit the third-floor galleries at the Royal Ontario Museum devoted to the art of ancient Greece you will be greeted by a room full of white heads. For many, that’s a familiar and expected ...