Greco-Roman architecture

6.5

A style of building design with columns, arches, and balanced shapes

noun
/ˈɡrɛkoʊˈroʊmən ˌɑrkɪˈtɛkʧər/

Literature

: arquitectura grecorromana

The city's courthouse, with its imposing pillars, is a fine example of Greco-Roman architecture.

Examples

The museum's entrance is designed in the Greco-Roman architecture style, with grand columns and arches.
Many government buildings in Washington, D.C., reflect Greco-Roman architecture in their facades.
The Greco-Roman architecture is stunning!
The museum features stunning Greco-Roman architecture.
The city's courthouse, with its imposing pillars, is a fine example of Greco-Roman architecture.
Many government buildings in Washington, D.C., reflect Greco-Roman architecture in their facades.
The museum's entrance is designed in the Greco-Roman architecture style, with grand columns and arches.

Synonyms

classical architecture

vsGreco-Roman architecture

4.9

A building style that uses tall columns, symmetry, and simple proportions

focuses more on visible structural elements such as arches rather than proportion

Surface Forms

Greco-Roman architecture singular

Greco-Roman architectures plural

Morphology

Greco-Roman + architecture

The phrase combines 'Greco-Roman' (related to ancient Greek and Roman culture) with 'architecture' (building design), so the meaning—a style of architecture influenced by Greece and Rome—is directly inferable from its parts. This compositional, descriptive pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

Greco-Roman architecture comes from the building styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Think of tall columns, rounded arches, and clear symmetry used together—this image explains why the term means a 'style' of buildings that mixes those features.