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How does the Capitol building in Washington D.C. demonstrate all of the influences from Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance?

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The Captiol building was designed bases on neoclassical architecture with inspiration from Greek and Roman sophistication

Examples of Greek and Roman influences include;

1) The tall Corinthian columns from Greek architecture

2) Symmetrical shapes inspired by Roman architecture

3) Domed roofs from Roman architecture

4) Triangular pediments present in ancient Greek and Roman temples

Step-by-step explanation:

Several of the foundational important public buildings in the United States of America where built between the 18th and 19th century when the architectural style of the time were made up of Greek Revival as well as other Neoclassical styles.

The Capitol building construction was started 1793 in the tenure of President John Adams where the then Vice President, Thomas Jefferson proposed the that the Congress building should be structured in the form a Roman temple .

Therefore, the Capitol building design had influences from Greek, Rome, and the Renaissance.

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