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Inside the dining room, designed to neoclassical perfection by Adam Tihany, the sensory wonder continued. — Ian Malone, Vogue, "Daniel Bouloud Hosts a Decadent Dinner in Support of Citymeals on Wheels," 12 Mar. 2019 Narrow streets, Baroque and neoclassical buildings, and the red and yellow Cathedral Basilica Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato make this one of Mexico’s most captivating cities. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The 25 most colorful cities in the world," 19 Feb. 2019 Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul: The sixty-five-room neoclassical hotel is the best luxury option close to the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and other prime attractions and is a pleasant fifteen-minute walk from the Grand Bazaar. — Olivia Wells, Town & Country, "Secrets of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar," 14 Jan. 2013 In lower Manhattan, a Chinese construction company paid $18 million for a five-story neoclassical building at 70 Broad St. known as the American Bank Note Co. Building in 2010, for use as office and residential space. — Josh Barbanel, WSJ, "Turkish Tycoon Pays $22.9 Million for Midtown Townhouse," 9 Dec. 2018 Despite the narrowness of the main facade, Wilson managed to pack all the basic, neoclassical elements of early 20th-century library design into his building, including a wide, ennobling staircase, pediment, and columns. — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, "The history in pictures of West Philadelphia's forgotten 'Flatiron building' | Inga Saffron," 20 May 2018 Some of its 28 guest rooms mirror neoclassical mansions, with French tapestry chairs and decorative drapery. — Kristin Braswell, ELLE Decor, "Just In: Buenos Aires Is The New Paris," 19 Mar. 2018 By night the neoclassical architecture of the university was packed with the residents of Arlington and Alexandria. — Nan Randall, The Atlantic, "'Charlottesville': A Government-Commissioned Story About Nuclear War," 25 Jan. 2018 Downtown Detroit’s State Savings Bank hasn’t been occupied for decades, but come October 10, the building—a neoclassical pile designed by McKim, Mead, and White that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982—will find a new life. — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, "Artist Doug Aitken's Stunning New Detroit Exhibit Holds a Mirror Up to the Way America Lives," 8 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neoclassical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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