, ▁later , ▁by ▁Arch im edes ▁Mem oria . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁building ▁presents ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁design , ▁with ▁fac ades ▁mode led ▁after ▁different ▁styles . ▁The ▁main ▁fa ç ade ▁toward ▁Aven ida ▁Rio ▁Bran co ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁French ▁Renaissance , ▁with ▁ped iment , ▁colon na de ▁and ▁ter rac otta ▁relief s ▁representing ▁An cient ▁civil izations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁med all ions ▁painted ▁by ▁Henri que ▁Bernard elli , ▁port ray ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Art istic ▁Mission ▁and ▁ren owned ▁Brazil ian ▁artists . ▁The ▁side ▁fa ç ades ▁are ▁pla iner ▁and ▁make ▁reference ▁to ▁Italian ▁Renaissance . ▁They ▁are ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁Paris ian ▁m osa ics ▁with ▁figures ▁of ▁architect s , ▁pain ters ▁and ▁art ▁the or ists , ▁such ▁as ▁Vas ari , ▁Vit ru vi us ▁and ▁da ▁V inci . ▁The ▁back ▁fa ç ade ▁is ▁strictly ▁Ne oc lass ical , ▁decor ated ▁with ▁relief s ▁executed ▁by ▁Edward ▁Cad well ▁Spr uce . ▁The ▁interior ▁decor ation ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁noble ▁materials , ▁such ▁as ▁mar ble , ▁m osa ics , ▁st u cco , ▁cry stal , ▁French ▁cer am ic ▁and ▁stat u ary . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁her itage ▁work ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁This ▁same ▁year , ▁the