For patrons and builders, from Emperor Augustus—who used marble temple building to shore up the ... the ambitions of the university he founded—classical architecture’s associations with ...

In a wonderful example of historic reuse, the tenant today is Equinox Fitness. The Neo-Gothic Russ Building towers over the classical Pacific Coast Stock Exchange.

Presentation drawing for the proposed rebuilding of Downing ... late 18th century who strove to create new architecture in the Classical tradition that could compete – in terms of public works ...