\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 The architect of the British Museum achieved a robust monumentality desp
ite his somewhat pedestrian interpretation of the Classical Greek temple. Sir Robert Smirke was one of the foremost exponents of the Greek Revivalist movement and he is best remembered for his designs for the British Museum, commenced in 1823.
