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Greek Architecture : Greek Architecture By: Tannaz Rowshanbakhtfardian


Architectural Styles : Architectural Styles Three main types: Doric Ionic Corinthian


Doric : Doric 7th BC Simplest Earliest Formal


Doric Structure : Doric Structure No Base Flat Grooves that run up and down the sides (triglyphs)


Doric Usage : Doric Usage Mainland Greece/ Italy Athens Paestum Temple of Hephaestus Parthenon


Ionic : Ionic 6th BC Relaxed More decorative Slender


Ionic Structure : Ionic Structure Base Separated shaft and platform Grooves Angled scrolling volutes


Ionic Usage : Ionic Usage Rome Turkey Egypt Erechtheum (Athens) Temple of Hera (Samos) Temple of Artemis (Ephesus)


Corinthian : Corinthian 4th BC Most complex More decorative than Ionic Fluted columns


Corinthian Structure : Corinthian Structure Continuous design Cornice moldings Brackets/modillions Fluted columns


Corinthian Usage : Corinthian Usage Rome Italy Interior Choragic Monument of Lysicrates (Athens)


Early Classical Period : Early Classical Period Mud Brick Wood


Classical Period : Classical Period Marble Limestone Terracotta Marble- sculptural decoration Terracotta- building roof tiles


Terracotta : Terracotta


Limestone : Limestone


Parthenon : Parthenon


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