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    The document discusses the layout and design of ancient Greek cities. It states that cities generally had three main parts: the Acropolis, the Agora, and the Town. The Acropolis was built on elevated ground for defensive purposes and contained major temples and prominent landmarks. The Agora was the public gathering space where people conducted activities. The Town was the residential area, isolated for women. It provides specifics on the Acropolis in Athens, noting it was a religious precinct rebuilt after destruction in 480 BC under Pericles, and comprised of structures like the Propylea, Parthenon, and Erechtheum.

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    The document discusses the layout and design of ancient Greek cities. It states that cities generally had three main parts: the Acropolis, the Agora, and the Town. The Acropolis was built on elevated ground for defensive purposes and contained major temples and prominent landmarks. The Agora was the public gathering space where people conducted activities. The Town was the residential area, isolated for women. It provides specifics on the Acropolis in Athens, noting it was a religious precinct rebuilt after destruction in 480 BC under Pericles, and comprised of structures like the Propylea, Parthenon, and Erechtheum.

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    Acropolis: Presented By-Anupriya

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    The document discusses the layout and design of ancient Greek cities. It states that cities generally had three main parts: the Acropolis, the Agora, and the Town. The Acropolis was built on elevated ground for defensive purposes and contained major temples and prominent landmarks. The Agora was the public gathering space where people conducted activities. The Town was the residential area, isolated for women. It provides specifics on the Acropolis in Athens, noting it was a religious precinct rebuilt after destruction in 480 BC under Pericles, and comprised of structures like the Propylea, Parthenon, and Erechtheum.

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    ACROPOLIS

    PRESENTED BY- ANUPRIYA


    PLANNING AND DESIGN

    PRINCIPLES FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN

    CITY FORM OF TWO TYPES-ORGANIC AND GRID


    IRON PATTERN
    COMMON FEATURE AMONG THE CITIES WAS
    BOUNDARY
    MOST OF THE CITY DEVOTED TO PUBLIC
    ACTIVITIES
    CITY WAS BASICALLY DIVIDED INTO THREE
    PARTS:

     THE ACROPOLIS

     THE AGORA

     THE TOWN
    THE ACROPOLIS

    AKROS- HIGH ; POLIS-CITY


    AN ACROPOLIS IS ANY CITADEL OR COMPLEX
    BUILT ON A HIGH ELEVATED GROUND FOR THE
    PURPOSE OF DEFENCE.
    PROMINENT LANDMARK
    CONSISTED OF ALL MAJOR TEMPLES
    ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDINGS
    ACROPOLIS IN ATHENS
    THE AGORA
    GATHERING PLACE (PUBLIC ACTIVITIES)

    LOCATED CLOSE TO THE ACROPOLIS


    THE TOWN

    MEANT FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY

    DOMAIN FOR WOMEN WHO WERE ISOLATED


    FROM PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONS
    EARLY GREEK TOWNS HAD IRREGULAR
    PATTERN
    TOWNS IN THE HELLINISTIC PERIOD HAD
    FORMAL RECTILINEAR PATTERN EX: PRIENE
    ACROPOLIS IN
    ATHENS
    A RELIGIOUS PRECINCT

    EARLIEST STRUCTURES EXISTED UNTIL 480 B.C TILL THE


    PERSIANS DESTROYED ATHENS
    THE ACROPOLIS WAS REBULIT IN 450 B.C BY PERICLES WHO
    RULED FROM 460-429 B.C
    THE ACROPOLIS COMPRISES OF:

     The Propylea

     The Parthenon

     The Erechtheumn

     The temple of Nike


    THANK YOU

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