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1 day ago · The Neoclassical design of the White House is based primarily on architectural concepts inherited from the Roman architect Vitruvius and the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio. The design of the upper floors also includes elements based on Dublin's Leinster House , which later became the seat of the Irish parliament ( Oireachtas ). [20]
- Samuel Osgood House
Origin and use as presidential residence. The owner, Samuel...
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Disambiguation)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the formal address of the White...
- Blair House
Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is...
- White House Family Theater
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Blue Room
The Blue Room is one of three state parlors on the first...
- Category:Rooms in The White House
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- Leinster House
Leinster House (Irish: Teach Laighean) is the seat of the...
- Frank Eugene Corder
Frank Eugene Corder (May 26, 1956 – September 12, 1994) was...
- Cross Hall
The Cross Hall, looking east White House State Floor showing...
- Samuel Osgood House
4 days ago · Elizabethan architecture produced the large prodigy houses of courtiers, and in the next century Inigo Jones (1573–1652), who introduced Palladian architecture to England. Elsewhere, Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was the pioneer of modern scientific thought, and is commonly regarded as one of the founders of the Scientific Revolution.
3 days ago · The celebrated transformation of the rather plain old house in palatial style during its ownership by the third Earl has an important place in the history of Palladian architecture. But the details and even the outline chronology of the work are obscure.
3 days ago · The building is, perhaps, the finest modern example in England of the most refined and enriched style of Italian or "Palladian" architecture. The decorations are elaborate, abundant, and massive, and remarkable for a general character of flatness which is without a parallel in our time, and helps to subordinate mere ornamentation to the main ...
3 days ago · Thomas Jefferson, later the country’s third president (1801–09), using the pseudonymous initials “A.Z.,” was among those who submitted drawings, but Irish American architect James Hoban won the commission (and a $500 prize) with his plan for a Georgian mansion in the Palladian style. The structure was to have three floors and more than ...
5 days ago · The Renaissance was a period in European civilization that immediately followed the Middle Ages and reached its height in the 15th century. It is conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in Classical scholarship and values. The Renaissance also witnessed the discovery and exploration of new continents and numerous important inventions.
3 days ago · In March 1769 the house was purchased by Dr. William Heberden for £5105, (fn. 17) and shortly afterwards (probably in 1770) (fn. 10) a new house was erected from designs of James Paine. (fn. 18) The occupation of the house by the two Doctor William Heberdens, father and son, who were both noted physicians, lasted from 1771 to 1814.
