It's All Greek To Me

Evidently the 19th century passion for classical style was as popular in Russia as in North America and the wealthier people sought to recreate the classical dimensions of the Parthenon when building their own homes.
Above is a Greek Revival building I saw at English Russia. It reminded me of the National Historic Site (below) where I worked until recently, a fine example of a North American Greek Revival architecture built in 1834. Both buildings have details reminiscent of the Parthenon, those magnificent columns and the pedimented gable, but the house above has put a distinctive Russian spin on the architectural genre.