neoclassical
adjective
neo·clas·si·cal
ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-si-kəl 
variants
or less commonly neoclassic
: of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture
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The 1922 neoclassical building houses all 90 guest rooms, each supremely comfortable and adorned with Art Deco details.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Thus arose the era of the movie palace, of which the Grand Lake Theater is one of the Bay Area’s most beautiful and enduring examples — with its giant illuminated rooftop sign, famed marquee and elegant interiors, originally built in the elegant neoclassical and Art Deco styles.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
In addition to the more than 30,000 works of art inside, the museum's architecture, including a neoclassical façade and Glass Pavilion opposite the main building.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026
This year’s ceremony, by contrast, opened with a pair of dancers in angel wings reenacting the neoclassical sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, which was created about 100 years before the invention of the lightbulb.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Thus arose the era of the movie palace, of which the Grand Lake Theater is one of the Bay Area’s most beautiful and enduring examples — with its giant illuminated rooftop sign, famed marquee and elegant interiors, originally built in the elegant neoclassical and Art Deco styles.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
In addition to the more than 30,000 works of art inside, the museum's architecture, including a neoclassical façade and Glass Pavilion opposite the main building.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026
This year’s ceremony, by contrast, opened with a pair of dancers in angel wings reenacting the neoclassical sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, which was created about 100 years before the invention of the lightbulb.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Neoclassical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neoclassical. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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