Editing Classical architecture (section)

==Scope==
[[File:Glyptothek in München in 2013.jpg|thumb|alt=The Glyptothek in Munich, designed by architect Leon von Klenze and built 1816&ndash;30, an example of Neoclassical architecture.|The [[Glyptothek]] in [[Munich]], designed by [[Leo von Klenze]] and built 1816&ndash;30, an example of [[Neoclassical architecture]].]]
As noted above, classical styles of architecture dominated Western architecture for a long time, roughly from the Renaissance until the advent of Modernism. That is to say, that classical antiquity at least in theory was considered the prime source of inspiration for architectural endeavours in the West for much of [[Modern history]]. Even so, because of liberal, personal or theoretically diverse interpretations of the antique heritage, classicism covers a broad range of styles, some even so to speak cross-referencing, like [[Palladian architecture#Neo-Palladianism|Neo-Palladian architecture]], which draws its inspiration from the works of Italian Renaissance architect [[Andrea Palladio]], who himself drew inspiration from ancient Roman architecture.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleming |first1=John |url=https://archive.org/details/penguindictionar00flem_0/page/234 |title=Dictionary of architecture |last2=Honour |first2=Hugh |last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |publisher=Penguin Books |year=1986 |isbn=0-14-051013-3 |edition=3rd |page=234}}</ref> Furthermore, it can be argued that styles of architecture not typically considered classical, like Gothic, can contain classical elements. Therefore, a simple delineation of the scope of classical architecture is difficult to make.<ref name="Summerson7-8"/> The more or less defining characteristic can still be said to be a reference to ancient Greek or Roman architecture, and the architectural rules or theories that derived from that architecture.