Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: greek

built in sections between 1823-52 by robert smirke in a neo grecian style, with the colonnaded south front almost last in the 1840s. the design seems to have been conceived by smirke as a whole at the start, showing knowledge of schinkel's berlin altes museum ,also begun in 1823. the original drawings show more sculpture.

the british museum was the first public museum in europe, and rapidly outgrew its first home here in montagu house. this massive replacement was built in sections around the old house between 1823-52 by robert smirke in a neo grecian style, with the colonnaded south front almost last in the 1840s. the design seems to have been conceived by smirke as a whole at the start, showing knowledge of schinkel's berlin altes museum ,also begun in 1823.

the capitals on the returns are an odd shape indeed seen from the colonnade. built 1823-52 by robert smirke.

built in sections between 1823-52 by robert smirke in a neo grecian style, with the colonnaded south front almost last in the 1840s. the design seems to have been conceived by smirke as a whole at the start, showing knowledge of schinkel's berlin altes museum ,also begun in 1823. the original drawings show more sculpture. this is the view along the portico.

built in sections between 1823-52 by robert smirke in a neo grecian style, with the colonnaded south front almost last in the 1840s. the design seems to have been conceived by smirke as a whole at the start, showing knowledge of schinkel's berlin altes museum ,also begun in 1823. the original drawings show more sculpture.

built in between 1823-52 by robert smirke , the colonnades are ionic .

the pediment sculpture is by westmacott, his swan song. the original drawings show more sculpture, friezes and free standing groups. built in 1823-52 by robert smirke in a neo grecian style, with the colonnaded south front almost last in the 1840s.

built in sections between 1823-52 by robert smirke in a neo grecian style, with the colonnaded south front almost last in the 1840s. the design seems to have been conceived by smirke as a whole at the start, showing knowledge of schinkel's berlin altes museum ,also begun in 1823. the original drawings show more sculpture.