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The memorial is located on the grounds of a former chateau and Saint-Gengoult de Varennes church, both destroyed between 1640-1642. The memorial is done is a neoclassical style, it is made of stone and white marble.
The monument is situated at the former site of the old château and its church dedicated to Saint-Gengoult de Varennes. Both were destroyed between 1640-1642. Constructed of of stone and white marble the memorial has a neoclassical style.
Varennes-en-Argonne, where the fleeing Louis XVI was arrested in 1791 and sent back to Paris, is dominated by the Pennsylvania State Memorial. Built on high ground in 1927, it was designed by Paul Cret with Thomas H. Atherton.
Next door is the Pennsylvania Memorial, built in the late 1920s by the US state of the same name. Neoclassical style, it pays tribute to the American Expeditionary Force at the origin of the liberation of Varennes. On the clock tower, a plaque commemorates the arrest of Louis XVI and his family in the town of Varennes.
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Oct 1, 2024 · Neoclassical architecture, revival of Classical architecture during the 18th and early 19th centuries. It is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, Greek—especially Doric—or Roman detail, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 7, 2022 · Neoclassical is a style of architecture that borrows extensively from Classical Architecture, which is a term used to describe the ancient monuments of the Greeks and Romans. Neoclassical buildings borrow many of the same elements and ideologies found in ancient structures, such as temples, theaters, and basilicas.
Oct 1, 2021 · Neoclassical buildings were created in reaction to the excessive ornamentation of the Rococo and Late Baroque styles, and Neoclassical architecture characteristics were greatly defined by the social demands of the public rather than the need for aesthetic ornamentation.
