NEO CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE

o IT WAS AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE PRODUCED BY NEO

CLASSIC MOVEMENT.

o IT BEGANS IN MIDDLE 18TH CENTURY.

o ITS PUREST FORM DERIVED FROM THE classical

antiquity, the Vitruvian principles and the
architecture of the Italian architect Andréa
Palladio.

o In form, neoclassical architecture emphasizes the

wall rather than chiaroscuro and maintains
separate identities to each of its parts.
WISBAEDAN
Late Baroque neoclassicism in architecture is
evocative and picturesque, are creation of a
distant, it is framed within the Romantic
sensibility Intellectually Neoclassicism was
symptomatic of a desire to return to the
perceived "purity" of the arts of Rome, Greek ,and
renaissance classicism NEO CLASSICAL
ARCHITECTURE .
• In form, Neoclassical architecture emphasizes
the wall rather than chiaroscuro and
maintains separate identities to each of its
parts.
• The style is manifested both in its details as a
reaction against the Rococo style of
naturalistic ornament, and in its
architectural formulae as an outgrowth of
some classicising features of Late Baroque.
Neoclassical architecture is still designed
today, but may be labelled New Classical
Architecture for contemporary buildings.
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VILINIUS CATHEDERAL FACADE

ROCOCO STYLE BAROQUE STYLE
• Types of neoclassical architecture:
• Temple style
• Palladian style
• Classical Block style
 ANCIENT TEMPLE

PALLAZ0 PERSIAN STYLE

• Andrea Palladio by Vitruvius, is widely considered
to be the most influential individual in the history
of architecture. All of his buildings are located in
what was the Venetian Republic, but his teachings,
summarized in the architectural treatise.
• The Four Books of Architecture, gained him wide
recognition. The city of Vicenza and the Palladian
Villas of the Veneto are UNESCO World Heritage
Sites.
• Born 30 November 1508 Padova, Republic of Venice
Died 19 August 1580 (aged 71) Maser, near Treviso
Nationality Italian.
• Palladian building were based on Andrea Palladio's
style of villa construction. Some of the buildings
feature a balustrade which is a railing with vertical
supports along the edge of the roof.
• There are vertical supports within a balustrade known
as “baluster” or “spindle”. it is also a classical method
of crowning a building that has a flat or low lying roof.
BANGLORE TOWN HALL, INDIA
o Bangalore Town Hall is a neoclassical municipal building in
Bangalore, India. The town hall is named after the philanthropist
and former president of Bangalore city municipality, Sir K.P
Puttanna Chetty.
• An architectural style movement by
British architects in the late 19th
century British India which drew
elements from native Indo-Islamic
and Indian architecture, and
combined it with the Gothic revival
and Neo-Classical styles favoured in
Victorian Britain.

• development of the style • before

1857- European classical style
(incorporating Greek and Roman
Features such as columns,
triangular pediments) employed for
the public buildings: image as the
holders of power and status and to
distance themselves from the
natives. • revolt of 1857- India
began to be ruled under the British
crown: essential to legitimatize
their rule and connect to the
natives of the colonised land.
• “in the public buildings put up by
the Raj it was essential always
to make visible britain’s imperial
position as ruler, for these
structures were charged with
the explicit purpose of
representing empire itself. Since
they wanted to legitimatize
their rule, they decided to
justify their presence by
relating themselves to the
previous rulers, the Mughals. The
British deliberately kept
Mughal princes in power so as to
not to provoke Indian contempt
and to further establish their
connection to the Mughals. These
princes were a vision of the
future, but the British also
needed them to be a
representation of the past. And
it worked.” -Sir Thomas Metcalf
ST. GEORGE’S CATHEDERAL

CHEPAUK PALACE , CHENNAI

• Onion (Bulbous) Domes
• Overhanging Eaves
• Pointed Arches
• Cusped Arches
• Scalloped Arches
• Vaulted Roofs
• Domed Kiosks
• Many Miniature Domes
• Domed Chhatris Towers
• Minarets Harem Windows
• Open Pavilions Pierced
• Open Arcading
o Architect of British India Born on 21st January 1841, in
Tarbett, Ireland. 1864- Joined the public works department
in England. 1866- was moved to Ceylon. 1868- moved to
India in PWD, Shimla. 1872- Became the executive engineer,
Nagpur and central provinces.
o “Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for
timelessness.” Henry Irwin
o Henry Irwin was a renowned architect active in India during the
last quarter of the nineteenth century.
He is best known for his work in the indo-saracenic style. His
most significant work was the Maharaja's Palace in Mysore,
Ambas Vilas. There is also much of his work still extant in
Madras in this style.
o The palace is a three-storey stone structure made
with fine granite, grey in colour, having deep pink
marble stones atop and a five-storey tower
measuring 145 ft. The size of the palace measures 245
ft.
o Designs of the domes illustrate Indo- Saracenic
architecture which was applied by the British
architects in British India during the late 19th
century. It incorporates elements from Indian, Indo-
Islamic, Neo-Classical and Gothic revival styles.
o Three gates of the compound lead to the palace - the
front gate (more specifically the East Gate) opens
for the VVIPs and otherwise during the Dasara ; the
South Gate is designated for general public; and the
West Gate normally remains open in Dasara.
o Apart from these the cellar of the palace has many
secret tunnels that lead to several confidential areas
and other places like the town of Sriranga Patna.
Several fancy arches adorn the façade of the building
with two smaller arches on either side of the central
one that is supported with long pillars.
o A sculpture of the goddess of good luck, prosperity and
wealth, Gajalakshmi, with her elephants is seated atop
the central arch. The palace facing Chamundi Hills is a
manifestation of the devotion of the Maharajas of
Mysore towards Goddess Chamundi. The emblem and coat
of arms of the Mysore Kingdom adorns the entrance gate
and arch. A large, beautiful and well-maintained
garden surrounding the palace makes the site even more
spectacular.
- ASHI CHANDAK
- VISHAKHA NACHAN
- SPARSH TIWARI