Neoclassical architecture relied on the ideals of
A)grandiosity and monumentality.
B)architectural detail and Roman forms.
C)abstraction and nonrepresentation.
D)airiness and lightness.

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Neoclassical architecture is characterized by its use of Roman and Greek architectural forms and details. It emphasizes symmetry, proportion, and the classical orders, such as the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Grandiosity and monumentality were also important features, but they were not the primary ideals. Abstraction and nonrepresentation are more characteristic of modernist architecture, and airiness and lightness are more often found in contemporary architecture.

Neoclassical Architecture Relied on the Ideals of