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‘ some extent, the history of architecture over  
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Although the architectural emphasis at i _  
UK has generally been 0n the practical, a great l
many of the buildings were designed with  
lottier ideas in mind. Barker Hall ly
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l in ptirt from the classicisrn oi Ancient Greece arelalreera adapted the Geargian Style wlalela ;
l _ a htmtilat and cxpectcd image at that time persisted at UK until the 1930s. The style was
{br buildings associated with education. inspired largely l>y Tlaamasleffersaae Uaiyeralty  
 l Qtigihally, the htiilditig had ah imptea- oi Virginia campus, long considered a model of r
 l sive tower rising 157 feet above the ground, Campus ?lYChlt€€tul'€ and Plélmllllg  
 i making it more visually dominant and giving it Thi? clearest €XPl€$SlO¤5 ef Gemglall  
l mote Of ah eeleetie \/ietetiati lOOl(_ By l393 architecture at UK are Memorial Hall and the  
l the ten section had been ttilten off, and later meas elermirary auaelraagle