neoclassical

adjective neo·clas·si·cal \ ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-si-kəl \

variants: or less commonly neoclassic play \ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-sik\

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of neoclassical

: of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture

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neoclassicism

play \ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-sə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun

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neoclassicist

play \ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-sə-sist\ noun or adjective

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Recent Examples of neoclassical from the Web

The Monumento a la Revolucion [pictured] is a neoclassical building from the late 1800s.

— mosha lundström halbert, Vogue, "The Latina Cool Girl’s Guide to Mexico City," 4 June 2018
The summit will be held at the Fullerton, a neoclassical hotel on an island near the mouth of the Singapore River, where a presidential suite costs more than $6,000 a night.

— oren dorell, USA TODAY, "The U.S.-North Korea summit is back on, but who is going to pay Kim Jong Un's hotel bill?," 3 June 2018
Architect Horace Trumbauer’s columned neoclassical temple at 12th and Chestnut did just that in the early 20th century for Beneficial Bank, which catered to Philadelphia’s immigrant workers.

— inga saffron, Philly.com, "How a Philadelphia lawyer turned a historic bank into a shrine to democracy (and his legal career)," 3 June 2018
Interested in a 1925 building with fascinating links to ghost stories and Cuba, plus lots of French neoclassical architectural elements, Moorish arches and Spanish tile?

— sonia osorio, miamiherald, "The old Cuban consulate has been the subject of ghost stories. Now it can be yours.," 30 May 2018
In honor of what would have been Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka’s 120th birthday, the Google doodle team featured cubist- and neoclassical-inspired artwork on its homepage.

— fiza pirani, ajc, "Who is Tamara de Lempicka? Google honors Polish Art Deco artist," 16 May 2018
Llago layers grays and whites to fashion extraordinarily detailed images: the hard lines of the neoclassical White House, the byzantine curves and ornamentation of the Kremlin, the midcentury-modernist tower on the Plaza de la Revolución.

— cate mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "At A R E A, it’s transparency and reflection," 23 May 2018
In Feldman’s composition, the library appears to be a sliver building, barely wide enough to accommodate its elaborate neoclassical entrance.

— inga saffron, Philly.com, "The history in pictures of West Philadelphia's forgotten 'Flatiron building' | Inga Saffron," 20 May 2018
Blending cubist styles with late neoclassical, Lempicka’s portraits became a hot commodity among aristocrats in the twenties.

— mackenzie cummings-grady, Billboard, "Google Doodle Celebrates 120th Birthday of Artist Tamara de Lempicka," 16 May 2018

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