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| | Neoclassical architecture |
 | | In France, Laugier laid the rational and geometrical groundwork for architecture; in England, neoclassical architecture interweaved with the Picturesque tradition; and Germany, under the influence from France and England, developed a national style with cultural significance. |
 | | These are orders taken from temple architecture; they are placed appropriately with the strong, plain Doric at the bottom, then the lighter Ionic, followed by the elegant Corinthian and perhaps at the top a Composite. |
 | | In the 1750s, the British architecture was not only move toward a greater archaeological impulse in the design of garden buildings, but also toward the utilization of actual Greek models. |
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