Revival

(Hollywood Boulevard): This type of architecture is called Exotic Revival style. The building houses one of the largest movie screens in North America and has hosted a variety of premiers / Academy Awards. Common types of buildings which may be Exotic Revival in style are churches, banks, theaters and government buildings. The most common revival is typically Egyptian, Greek or Italianate styles in form. Identifiable features can be massive columns, façade symbols, decorative cornices, and window enframements. Funding was provided by the master showman Sid Grauman and Architecture by Raymond Kennedy. In 1927 the building cost $2,000,000 and took 18 months to complete. Many of the decorative artifacts from China had to receive U.S. government authorization to import.