Caught My Eye

July 25, 2008

C-Monster – Narchitecture

Can someone explain to me the nouveau riche affection for classical architecture? It seems rather universal…I mean…even Mexican drug lords!

(tags: architecture popculture)

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Louisya July 28, 2008 at 4:38 pm: I think it might have to do with being able to prove that you watched the entire series of i claudius.
2 Hrag July 28, 2008 at 4:39 pm: That would be a fun study to conduct!
3 Louisya July 28, 2008 at 4:44 pm: It would be great. What home furnishing did you purchased based on the the color of the gown Livia wore when she gave the order to kill her husband?
4 Hrag July 28, 2008 at 4:49 pm: I wish it was “I, Claudius” but I have a feeling it has to do more with “Scarface” and other mobster flicks than anything that remotely resembles the ancient world.
5 Louisya July 28, 2008 at 5:24 pm: That explains the drug lords but what about the other home styling challenged folks. Remember some of the southern plantations of the south were also based on classical architecture.
6 Hrag July 28, 2008 at 5:26 pm: It definitely has to do with the notion of power that the Roman world represented. In the South, I’m sure it had to do with the idea of dominion over land and people…the true idea of “empire.”