But USians have a whole mythology with hero-epics and grand statues to honor them its like something out of ancient Greece.
yeah there's a bunch of founder wank for the ancient greeks. it's also why a bunch of our civic buildings have greek (maybe athenian specifically? it's been a minute) architectural features
yeah there's a bunch of founder wank for the ancient greeks. it's also why a bunch of our civic buildings have greek (maybe athenian specifically? it's been a minute) architectural features
Everyone at the time was hugely into the neo-classical style, it's just that Europe grew out of it faster than the US did. (Sadly)