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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But when tasked with designing the brand’s first hotel, on Rome’s quiet Piazza della Minerva, in the shadow of the Pantheon, Hugo Toro took care not to fall back on literary cliché or neoclassical pastiche.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025
In an age shadowed by the climate crisis, fraying social bonds and political rupture, what’s needed isn’t a neoclassical revival or a wistful retreat to the Lyceum.
—January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Glass walls are to be placed between the museum’s neoclassical columns.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Cobblestone streets are lined with tumbling bougainvillea, and café tables are tucked into every nook and cranny, including on hillside steps that lead to more restaurants and shops in neoclassical buildings, Byzantine churches, and of course nightclubs, because everything in Athens is a dichotomy.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025
In an age shadowed by the climate crisis, fraying social bonds and political rupture, what’s needed isn’t a neoclassical revival or a wistful retreat to the Lyceum.
—January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Glass walls are to be placed between the museum’s neoclassical columns.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Cobblestone streets are lined with tumbling bougainvillea, and café tables are tucked into every nook and cranny, including on hillside steps that lead to more restaurants and shops in neoclassical buildings, Byzantine churches, and of course nightclubs, because everything in Athens is a dichotomy.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Neoclassical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neoclassical. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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