Neoclassical landmarks

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture

56 landmarks in this catalogue are recorded as Neoclassical, across 41 cities. The examples here run from about 1387 to 1935. 56 of them are photographed.

Most examples: Asunción (3), Bogotá (3), Paris (3), Berlin (2), Buenos Aires (2), Caracas (2)

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The description above is from the English Wikipedia article on Neoclassical architecture. The style attributed to each landmark comes from Wikidata, not from us — a building can honestly carry two, and several here do.