A Brief History of Neoclassical Architecture

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

A Brief History of Neoclassical Architecture chronicles how ancient Greek and Roman design became the Western world's go-to power move, from 18th-century European aristocrats playing architectural dress-up to modern-day McMansions with pretentious pediments. Beginning with wealthy Grand Tour travelers who returned from Pompeii obsessed with columns and symmetry, the book traces how architects like Robert Adam, Thomas Jefferson, and Napoleon's de...