Classical Architecture

When someone from Buffalo thinks of a building that is modeled after the Parthenon, the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum in the city would automatically jump out in their mind. This section of the building is a clear attempt to duplicate the Parthenon in Athens. It has it all, the columns, ornamental carvings at the top (in the Tympanum), and the triglyphs below that. It's a perfect example.


When I think classical architecture I always think of columns. Columns are also heavily associated with UB, and are carried through to the apartments on campus as well. These columns are found framing the entrances to South Lake buildings. It fits since scholarship is highly associated with Rome, and what better place to represent that legacy than on a Universities campus.


Baird Point on Lake LaSalle is what the University uses as their symbol to represent the college. The image of the three pillars can be seen on our UBcards, and pillars as seen in the above example are scattered about campus. Even the Sweethome apartments caught on to the theme and use the three pillars to represent their off campus apartments.



Site where I found the technical terms and great examples of classical architecture throughout Buffalo: http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/Architec/Generalities/IllustratedArchitecture/B/Brokenapexpediment/Brokenapexpediment.htm