Classical Orders:
Classical Orders Classical order-ancient style of building design.
Three orders:
-Doric -Ionic -Corinthian
Ionic Corinthian
Doric Order:
Doric Order Qualities
-Simple design
-Boldness
Metopes and Triglyphs:
Metopes and Triglyphs Metope- block of space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
Triglyph- vertical tablet with three line pattern. Triglyph Metope
Doric Order cont.:
Doric Order cont. Earliest example stone temple remains-7th cent. BC.
Reached maturity-end of 6th cent. BC. Temple of Hera
Parthenon:
Parthenon One of the most famous Doric buildings.
Built between 227 and 432 BC.
Famous for its legendary refinements.
Digitally Reconstructed
Ionic Order:
Ionic Order More decorative than Doric but less than Corinthian.
Longer columns and taller shafts. Long and Lean Design
Frieze:
Frieze Unlike Doric, Ionic has plain friezes w/o metopes.
Frieze- horizontal band that runs below the cornice. Both pictures have plain spaces above the spiral volutes.