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    Greek and Roman temple architecture followed standard designs and orders of columns. There were three main Greek column styles - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian - distinguished by their capitals. Columns were stacked from drums and surrounded the temple exterior. The Parthenon used Doric columns. Roman temples borrowed from Greek designs but were raised on podiums with free-standing portico columns. Standard elements included the cella, pronaos, opisthodomos, and pteroma.

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    Greek and Roman temple architecture followed standard designs and orders of columns. There were three main Greek column styles - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian - distinguished by their capitals. Columns were stacked from drums and surrounded the temple exterior. The Parthenon used Doric columns. Roman temples borrowed from Greek designs but were raised on podiums with free-standing portico columns. Standard elements included the cella, pronaos, opisthodomos, and pteroma.

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    GGE Temple Architecture

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    Greek and Roman temple architecture followed standard designs and orders of columns. There were three main Greek column styles - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian - distinguished by their capitals. Columns were stacked from drums and surrounded the temple exterior. The Parthenon used Doric columns. Roman temples borrowed from Greek designs but were raised on podiums with free-standing portico columns. Standard elements included the cella, pronaos, opisthodomos, and pteroma.

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    Temple Architecture

    Greek and Roman


    Three Types of Columns
    • Doric
    – Most basic; named
    after the Dorians,
    who invaded
    Greece post
    Trojan War.
    • Ionic
    – Style from Ionia
    (Western Turkey).
    • Corinthian
    – You can guess.
    Columns at Olympia
    • Columns were composed (on
    most occassions) of drums,
    stacked together and held
    with iron dowel pins.
    Fallen Drums at Olympia
    Temple of Zeus in Nemea
    Greek Temple Design
    • Columns surrounded
    the entire temple.
    • The Parthenon uses
    Doric columns.
    Ideal Ratio
    n = 2d +1
    • d = number of columns wide
    • n = number of columns on the side
    Key Terms
    •Cella (naos) – sacred inner
    sanctuary (location of statue “X”)
    •Opisthodomos – Treasury
    •Pronaos – Entrance Hall
    •Pteroma – Walkway between
    columns and the inner wall
    Modern vs.
    Ancient
    Paestum, Southern Italy
    Temple of Apollo (Right)

    Temple of Hera (Below)


    Temple of Apollo
    (Left)

    Temple of Hera
    (Right)
    Roman Temple Design
    • Borrowed from the
    Greeks, with changes.
    – Temples are raised
    much higher on a
    podium, based off of
    Etruscan design.
    • Temples can only be
    entered from the front.
    – Columns may go all
    around, but are free
    standing only on the
    portico (porch).
    More Temples
    in Rome
    Other Images
    Saint Nicola in Carcere
    Temple Antoninus Pius and
    Empress Faustina
    Temple to Hadrian, Rome
    Temple of Saturn:Treasury (left)

    Temple of Vespasian (Right)


    The Via Sacra leads from the Forum up the
    Capitoline Hill to the Temple of Jupiter
    Optimus Maximus
    Temple of Jupiter the Best and Greatest
    (Jupiter Optimus Maximus)

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