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Erechtheum Mnesicles (?) Acropolis, Athens 421-405 B.C. A detail of above....

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DORIC COLUMNS: Temple of Apollo, Corinth 540 B.C.

The column is the basic element in Greek architecture. It is both structural and sculptural. There are three types or orders of column. The oldest, dating to about 600 B.C., is the Doric. Normally standing right on the floor, the shaft is made of a series of drums which are rounded, doweled together, tapered up--ward and fluted, usually twenty time...

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EXAMPLES OF TEMPLE STYLES

The basic model of the Greek temple is the four sided cella. To the simplest cella was added a porch or pronaos: the simple megarons shown at the right. The extension of the cella walls are the antae. As temples grew in size, columns were added between the antae to support the roof as illustrated in the drawing of a megaron with columns. In the pro...

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THE ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS

As reconstructed according to Leo von Klenze This line drawing, from Architectual Styles by Herbert Pothorn, provides us with a more complete view of the Acropolis as it must have looked before the ravages of time and weather. The following drawing from the same source provides a plan of the major elements of the area....

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SUBSTRUCTURE

Parthenon Acropolis, Athens 447-432 B.C. The substructure is made of finely cut unpolished marble blocks....

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ANTEFIX, with some original paint

Parthenon Acropolis, Athens 447-432 B.C. Acropolis Museum, Athens Antefixes are placed along the bottom edges of the roof. This example retains some of its original paint. Color was an important decorative element on the Parthenon and on Greek buildings in general. All the ornamentation, except the nude figures, was heavily painted....

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YOUNG WOMEN AND OFFICIALS

Parthenon frieze East portion Acropolis, Athens 442-438 B.C. Louvre, Paris Near the end of the Parthenon on the east frieze, young women stand stately and quietly beside officials....

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NORTH PORCH DOOR

Erechtheum Mnesicles (?) Acropolis, Athens 421-405 B.C. The large door in the north porch, sixteen feet high and eight feet wide, is richly ornamented throughout its frame and cornice....

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SACRED WAY AND TEMPLE OF APOLLO

Sanctuary of Apollo Delphi 6th century B.C. The sacred way passes by the supporting wall and ends at the temple entrance. The first temple was built around 600 B.C. This was replaced after a fire by a stone temple in 530-510 B.C. To the left of the picture is the theatre. Another temple was constructed on the same spot by Spintharos of Corinth abo...

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DORIC COLUMNS: Temple of Apollo, Corinth 540 B.C.

The column is the basic element in Greek architecture. It is both structural and sculptural. There are three types or orders of column. The oldest, dating to about 600 B.C., is the Doric. Normally standing right on the floor, the shaft is made of a series of drums which are rounded, doweled together, tapered up--ward and fluted, usually twenty time...

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