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American Architecture - MSN Encarta (1652 words) |
 | Thomas Jefferson’s use of the Roman temple in Nîmes as a model for his Virginia State Capitol in 1785 marked the beginning of a series of historical revivals that swept both Europe and the United States in the 19th century. |
| Compared with the architecture in many areas of Europe and in other parts of the world, the architecture of the United States developed with remarkable uniformity. |
| High Victorian Gothic architecture, inspired by contemporary work in England and by the critical writing of John Ruskin, appealed to an American desire for more picturesque variety in building styles. |
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