Greek Revival vs Regency Interior

Regency Interior is the cross-discipline counterpart of Greek Revival — shares the era's archaeological Greek-revival enthusiasm.

Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia — Greek Revival

Greek Revival

An early-19th-century revival that modeled banks, capitols, and houses on the temples of ancient Greece — bold columned porticoes and pediments expressing democratic and civic ideals.

  • Temple-front portico with full pediment
  • Greek Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian columns reproduced archaeologically
  • Severe, planar wall surfaces emphasizing the orders
  • White stone, stucco, or painted finish evoking marble
  • Symmetrical, rectilinear massing with bold entablature
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Original illustration evoking the Regency Interior look

Regency Interior

The elegant, archaeologically exotic English interior of the early 1800s — Greek, Egyptian and Chinese motifs, striped silks, brass inlay and sabre-leg furniture.

  • Greek, Egyptian and Chinese revival motifs mixed freely
  • Clean classical lines with klismos and sabre-leg furniture
  • Strong clear colors, striped silks and trellis wallpapers
  • Brass inlay, ormolu mounts and rosewood cabinet-work
  • Exotic accents — sphinxes, lotus, palmettes and the Greek key
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At a glance

Greek RevivalRegency Interior
Era1800–18601795–1837
DisciplineArchitectureInterior Design
RegionUnited States, United Kingdom, Germany, GreeceBritain
FamilyRevival, ClassicalClassical Revival, Regency
Formal traitstemple-front, columned, pedimented, planarlinear, exotic, colorful, elegant

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