Classical Influence on the Public Architecture of Washington and Paris

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This book explores the influence of classicism on the public architecture and city-plan of Washington, D.C., with particular attention given to Paris as an important intermediary at certain crucial periods. The roles of L'Enfant, Jefferson and the McMillan Commission are discussed in detail, as are the parts played by Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte and Louis Napoleon on the design of Paris. A comparison of the classical aspects of the two cities reveals interesting similarities as well as striking differences, and demonstrates how a subject unfamiliar to many (the classical tradition) has made a special contribution to the national image of each capital city.

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John E. Ziolkowski

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«The comparative analysis presented in this study is both thorough and sensible. Its iterest, moreover, ranges far more broadly than the title might suggest, extending beyond the topic of Classical influence more generally to architecture and landscape, to politics and dipolomacy, and, especially, to the history of taste. The author explores in admirable detail the background to unmistakable reminiscences of Paris in the public spaces and federal buildings of Washington as well as factors that led idependently to phases of fervent classicism in the official architecture of both world capitals.» (David L. Thomposn, Associate Professor of Classics, Howard University)
«From a renowned expert on the classicism of Washington here is a masterful study of the reception and adaptation of classical architecture in both the American and French capitals, together with treatment of their interconnenctions an a systematic comparative analysis of differences in expressions of classicism consonant with national ideals. The book is an illuminating contribution to the continuity and malleability of the living classical tradition.» (Meyer Reinhold, Director, Institute for the Classical Tradition in Other Cultures)
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