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Ancient Greek Architecture
Temple of Athena Nike
Designed by the architect of
Parthenon Kallikrates, it was probably
build at 427 BC in pure Ionic style
from Pentelic marble. Due to the of
lack of money, the Peloponnesian war
and internal political strife's the
temple was not build at once. The
thorakion with the victories was
constructed around 410 BC, after the
war victories of Alkibiades. It was
damaged in the explosion of 1645
AD, and the columns were restored,
as close as possible, to the originals.
Ancient Agora with Acropolis on top.
The theater of Dionysus, under the south
side of the Acropolis.
The remains from the Theater of Sparta.
The temple of Zeus, 470 - 456 BC
The Palaestra, 3rd century BC
The official entrance to the Stadium, for the
judges and the athletes.
The Stadium, as it is today, dates to the 4th century BC.
It is the third in succession. The first belonged to the Archaic
period and in the 5th century BC, it was moved to the east.
The stadium, where the athletes competed naked, has length
192 meters and 30 meters wide. According to the tradition,
Herakles himself measured the dimensions.
Pediment-The pediment is the triangular
place under the roof of a Greek temple
Frieze-A frieze (pronounced FREEZE) is a long
narrow band of sculpture that runs along a
Greek temple or another building.
The Orders of Greek Architecture
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Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
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There are many
examples of ancient
Doric buildings.
Perhaps the most
famous one is the
Parthenon in Athens,
which is probably the
most famous and most
studied building on
Earth. Buildings built
even now borrow some
parts of the Doric order.
Doric
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DESCRIPTION:Of the three columns found in Greece, Doric
columns are the simplest. They have a capital (the top, or
crown) made of a circle topped by a square. The shaft (the
tall part of the column) is plain and has 20 sides. There is no
base in the Doric order. The Doric order is very plain, but
powerful-looking in its design.
Ionic
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DESCRIPTION:Ionic columns were taller than Doric ones. This
makes them look more slender. They also had flutes, which are
lines carved into them from top to bottom.. The bases were large
and looked like a set of stacked rings. Ionic capitals consist of a
scrolls at the top. The Ionic style is a little more decorative than
the Doric.
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The Temple of Athena
Nike in Athens, shown
here, is one of the most
famous Ionic buildings
in the world. It is
located on the
Acropolis, very close to
the Parthenon
Corinthian
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DESCRIPTION:The Corinthian order is the
most decorative and is usually the one most
modern people like best. The Corinthian
capitals have flowers, leaves, and other
designs below a small scroll.
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The Temple of the Sybil
in Rome is a good
example of the
Corinthian order. The
Romans used the
Corinthian order much
more than did the
Greeks.