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Nott Memorial Library History Union colleges Nott Memorial is one of the great time pieces of American higher education. It is a rounded shape 16 sided building located in Schenectady New York. The Nott occupies what was envisioned about 200 years ago, plans were drawn up by Joseph Ramee, a French architect and Eliphalte Nott, Unions president from the years 1804-1886. According to Notts, the original purpose of the memorial was for it to be an alumni hall, but that idea was later forgotten and the function became unknown. Construction begun in 1858, unknowing of what the building function will be. Paul Venable turner, and emeritus art professor said it was probably intended to serve as a "chapel of some sort", based on a sketch found of what the architected wanted the building to look like, which essentially was a recreation of the pantheon [1]. Months before construction could be finished on Not, money ran out and construction had to stop. Nott died, and ...

Buckingham Palace The Neoclassical movement emerged as a revival of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The movement came across as a kind of “back to the basics” mindset throughout European countries such as France, Italy, and Germany. Before the movement, Baroque architecture was in high demand. Big ornamental, unnecessarily decorated interiors and exteriors of buildings were popping up all over Europe. However, Baroque architecture never really appealed to the United Kingdom, so Neoclassicism in England was a bit different throughout the rest of Europe. In England, the revival of Greek and Roman architecture resulted in many governmental buildings resembling big temple like structures. The United Kingdom has always had a habit of wanting to be the best of the best. One of the most successful places full of rich beautiful architecture was the Roman Empire. The United Kingdom thought that, they could in fact be the new modern Roman Empire by implementing their architectural i...