Old Louisiana Governor Mansion (Hannon,
2015)
What we called as
classical architectures are actually derived from ancient Greek and Roman
concepts of building. As suggested by Cartwright (2015) that classical
architectures are then developed by Vitruvius. His designs and ideas were published
in book with title “De architectura.” Vitruvius has a full name, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, was Roman with the profession
as an architect, civil engineer and military engineer that lived in 1st
century BC.
In
modern times or after 1900s, many architectures mimic and copy the past
centuries architectures for satisfying the artful desires of private and public
communities. Lewis (2016) mentioned that architects produced customized
buildings for the financially and socially elites from the 19th
century until the 20th century. Governments and churches usually copy
classical styles, while academic buildings mimic Gothic architectures.
In Louisiana
(USA), many classical architecture buildings were built in the modern era, around
1929 -1930. Old Louisiana Governor Mansion (please see above figure) is
characterized by identifying features such as columns or pillars stand up
straight in front of the entrance. Since the building has columns, that why I
think the architect(s) chose to copy the classical style.
The Old Louisiana
Governor Mansion is a resemblance of a white house in Washington DC, why it is
often called as Louisiana's White House. The clear messages the building
conveys that whoever lived in the governor's mansion is ready to live in the
White House in the future.
Finally,
the building function as a house for Louisiana governor. Until 1962, there were
9 governors lived in the mansion. Currently, the building function as a
historic house museum, and as a venue for special events of Louisiana
communities.
References
Cartwright, M. 2015. Vitruvius.
Retrieved from http://www.ancient.eu/Vitruvius/
Hannon, RA. 2015. About the Old
Governor’s Mansion. Retrived from
Lewis, D. 2016. Modern
Architecture: Lost Horizon. Retrieved from
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