The character has access to whatever he or she needs on a daily basis, although large expenditures (a bejewelled suit of armour, a longship, a gala ball, entertaining the king, etc.) should be rare.
Of architecture, which was an attempt, I think, in the 19th century to recreate some of the architecture you see in ancient Greece, with the big, tall columns and lots of decoration on top of the building.
The reason why you're not going to find a pound cake with a big buttercream frosting is because that will that will send you into sugar shock in a second pound cake is already.