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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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