The architect Leopold Eidlitz once said merican architecture is the art of covering one thing with another thing to imitate a third thing, which if genuine would not be desirable?(guide pg. 42).The architects who designed Washington D.C. were true to this. Neoclassical, Greek Revival, Roman Revival, Georgian, Gothic Revival, and Egyptian architectural styles were all used in the creation of the city in the 1800. The image of Classical order came to be strongly …
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…to call attention to a spot memorable in its history. It says but one word. But it speaks loud. If I understand this voice, it says ere? (guide pg.40) Washington D.C. is a city filled with democracy, freedom, and hope. The great architects who built this city put these qualities into every structure created. It is this and the use of European architectural styles that molded to create the beautiful city we know today.