Liceu Dr. Francisco Machado
The The expression ''Liceu Dr. Francisco Machado'' means "Dr Francisco Machado High School", but is usually not translated in English language sources is a Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical / Portuguese colonial architecture, Portuguese colonial former school building in the Colmera ''Sucos of East Timor, suco'' of Dili, capital city of East Timor. It is located one block west of the National Parliament (East Timor), National Parliament of East Timor, and faces Rua de Moçambique (formerly Rua Dom Fernando). Today, it houses the Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities of the National University of East Timor. History The school building was constructed between 1922 and 1924, and was originally occupied by the Dili Municipal School (''Escola Municipal de Díli''). By governmental decree of 22 January 1938, a new high school was founded to provide indigenous Timorese with sufficient education to allow them to enter the lower level of the public administration. It was insta ...
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Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ...
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