Please join Elise A. Friedland, George Washington University Associate Professor of Classics and Art History for this exciting architectural tour on Sunday, October 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET (tour begins at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., covers approx. 1 mile walking, and ends at National Building Museum)
Sunday, October 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET
Please join Elise A. Friedland, George Washington University Associate Professor of Classics and Art History for this exciting architectural tour.
America’s Founding Fathers initially looked to Rome for political as well as architectural inspiration. Just decades into the great political experiment, however, politicians turned away from Roman Republicanism and toward Greek democracy created in fifth century BCE Athens. This walking tour demonstrates how federal architecture followed suit. It traces the construction of an “axis of Greek Revival” along F St. from just east of the White House to Judiciary Square. Stops include the Treasury Building, the Patent Office Building (now National Portrait Gallery), the General Post Office Building (now Monaco Hotel), and the Pension Building (now National Building Museum). As we identify the Greek models for each federal office building and/or its decoration, we will discuss why those ancient edifices were chosen, and how they were adapted to become characteristically American. Ultimately, the tour reveals why Washington, D.C. boasts some of the earliest and most famous Greek Revival buildings in America.
Tour begins at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., covers approx. 1 mile walking along F St. NW, and ends at National Building Museum in Judiciary Square.
Sunday, October 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET
Cost: $50 Per Person
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