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    - Greek architecture originated in Greece during the archaic and classical periods. It had a significant influence on Roman and later western architecture. - The three main orders of Greek architecture were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Each had distinguishing features like column structure. - Important buildings included temples, theaters, stoa, palaces, and houses. The Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens were prime examples of Greek architectural achievements.

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    - Greek architecture originated in Greece during the archaic and classical periods. It had a significant influence on Roman and later western architecture. - The three main orders of Greek architecture were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Each had distinguishing features like column structure. - Important buildings included temples, theaters, stoa, palaces, and houses. The Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens were prime examples of Greek architectural achievements.

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    GREEK ARCHITECTURE

    First, unadorn'd, And nobly plain, the manly Doric rose ;


    Th' Ionic, then, with decent matron grace,
    Her airy pillar heaved ; luxuriant last,
    The rich Corinthian spread her wanton wreath.
    The whole so measured, so lessen' d oft"
    By fine proportion, that the marble piles,
    Form'd to repel the still or stormy waste
    Of rolling ages, light as fabrics look
    That from the wand aerial rise."
    THOMSON.

    ALISHA KHAN 18ARB554 | SAQIB KALEEM 18ARB553 | SADIYA PRAWEEN 18ARB568 | SHAMS HUDA 18AR
    GREEK ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

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    ORIGIN
    WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
    INFLUENCES
    MATERIALS USED
    ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
    THE ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS
    MYCENAEAN PERIOD
    HELLENIC PERIOD
    TYPES OF BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED
    TEMPLES

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    Naos Peristasis

    Pronaos
    opisthodomos
    STRUCTURE
    MASONRY
    OPENINGS
    ROOF
    Doric order
    Features in Doric order
    Temple of Athena : Parthenon

    • The Parthenon would become the largest Doric Greek temple,


    although it was innovative in that it mixed the two architectural styles of
    Doric and the newer Ionic.
    • The temple measured 30.88 m by 69.5 m and was constructed using
    a 4:9 ratio in several aspects.
    • The diameter of the columns in relation to the space between columns,
    the height of the building in relation to its width, and the width of the
    inner cella in relation to its length are all 4:9. Other sophisticated
    architectural techniques were used to combat the problem that
    anything on that scale of size when perfectly straight seems from a
    distance to be curved.
    • To give the illusion of true straight lines, the columns lean ever so
    slightly inwards, a feature which also gives a lifting effect to the
    building making it appear lighter than its construction material would
    suggest.
    • Also, the stylobate or floor of the temple is not exactly flat but rises
    slightly in the centre. The columns also have entasis, that is, a slight
    fattening in their middle, and the four corner columns are imperceptibly
    fatter than the other columns. The combination of these refinements
    makes the temple seem perfectly straight, symmetrically in harmony,
    and gives the entire building a certain vibrancy.
    Temple of Athena : Parthenon
    Temple of Athena : Parthenon

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    Temple of Aphaia,at Aegina
    Temple of Aphaia,at Aegina
    Origin of Ionic order
    Features of Ionic order
    Temple of Athena Nike
    Temple of Athena Nike
    Erechtheion

    .
    Origin of Corinthian order
    Features of Corinthian order
    Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
    Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens:

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    ×
    GREEK THEATRES
    STOA

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    PALACES

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    PROPYLAEA
    TOMBS
    AGORA
    STOSE OR COLONNADES
    HOUSES
    LEGACY OF GREEK ARCHITECTURE

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