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The Application Of British Neoclassical Design Principles: The Greek Island Of Kefalonia, Nicholas Patricios
The Application Of British Neoclassical Design Principles: The Greek Island Of Kefalonia, Nicholas Patricios
Nicholas Patricios
A fascinating example of taking available designs and then engaging in the act of designing new designs is the application of the British Neoclassical architectural style to new buildings in the Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece. This occurred when Britain occupied these Islands in 1809 which then received independent status in 1815 under the British crown. It is ironical that the country that created classical architecture had neoclassical architecture introduced from the outside. The largest of the Ionian Islands, Kefalonia, provides an insightful case of the application of British neoclassical design principles to new civic buildings and …
Kefallinia: The Imperial Legacy Of Britain's Greek Empire, Nicholas Patricios
Kefallinia: The Imperial Legacy Of Britain's Greek Empire, Nicholas Patricios
Nicholas Patricios
Kefallinía is the largest of the seven Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece. These Islands were for over five decades in the first half of the nineteenth century an independent state under British protection and known as the United States of the Ionian Islands. British imperial legacy in Kefallinía included an island road network that forms the basis of transport today, lighthouses, bridges, a quay, a customs house, courts of justice, a prison, a hospital, and public squares. Three men were responsible for the remarkable physical transformation of Kefallinía in the form of major civic projects and public …